estherconway, Author at WildCats Conservation Alliance

Species, sex and geo-location identification of seized tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) parts in Nepal

By estherconwayConservation Papers

Abstract Tiger (Panthera tigris) populations are in danger across their entire range due to habitat loss, poaching and the demand for tiger parts. The Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) is...

17th September 2018

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Suitable habitat for tigers?

By estherconwayNews

If wild tiger populations are to increase, they need suitable habitat into which they can disperse and establish new territories. In Nepal, when success stories such as the Chitwan-Parsa complex...

13th September 2018

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Himalayan Nature Interim 2018

https://conservewildcats.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/09/HimalayanNatureHabitatSuitabilityNepalInterimReport18.pdf

12th September 2018

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FFI Kerinci Interim 2018

https://conservewildcats.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/09/FFIKerinciTigerProtectionandConservationInterimReport2018editedforweb.pdf

11th September 2018

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Success again for the Kerinci Seblat Protection Units

By estherconwayFFI, News

A new report from the Tiger Protection and Conservation Units in Sumatra details falling levels of tiger snares in the core area of Kerinci Seblat National Park for the second...

10th September 2018

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Hamerton Zoo donates to wild tiger conservation fund

By estherconwayUncategorised

ROARING success and our endless gratitude to the team Hamerton Zoo Park for raising £1,645 this year on Global Tiger Day with talks, feeds, cake & game stall, face painting and a raffle!...

30th August 2018

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ZSL Nepal interim report 2018

https://conservewildcats.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/08/ZSL-Nepal-Interim-reportAugust-2018forweb.pdf

23rd August 2018

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Securing the future for Nepal’s tigers

By estherconwayNews

Last week we received the interim report from the ZSL Nepal team that are using their WildCats grant in the Parsa National Park (PNP) to continue monitoring the tiger population...

23rd August 2018

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Poachers arrested with Sumatran tiger

By estherconwayFFI, News

Two men were arrested on Wednesday 11th August in possession of a skin and skeleton of an adult Sumatran tiger. Following an investigation which started in the west of...

16th August 2018

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Doodles with my daughter

By estherconwayNews

Many members of the public like to use Global Tiger Day as a focus to do something for the wildlife they love. Here is the story of one mother, artist...

15th August 2018

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Movement of tigers

By estherconwayBlog

WildCats office blog - we are blessed to be based in an institution where visiting academics, scientists and conservationists are invited to talk about their work. Radio collared tiger in...

16th July 2018

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Tayto Park Amur leopard and tiger conservation

By estherconwayNews

Tayto Park made it into the WildCats top 10 donors this year when it pledged to support Amur leopard and tiger conservation with €10,000 a year for the next three...

3rd July 2018

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How we select projects

By estherconwayBlog

Many people ask how we select projects to support, and as we are starting the process for selecting next year’s proposals, Crissie suggested this might be the topic of our...

30th June 2018

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Oil palm and biodiversity – IUCN report 2018

By estherconwayNews

A report just published by the IUCN warns "Banning palm oil would most likely increase the production of other oil crops to meet demand for oil, displacing rather than halting...

27th June 2018

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Shrepreth Wildlife Park raises funds for Sumatran tigers

By estherconwayNews

Shepreth Wildlife Conservation Charity, the charitable arm of Shepreth Wildlife Park does it again with an outstanding donation of £4,000 to WildCats Conservation Alliance. The donation was raised over...

10th June 2018

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Evaluating the effect of forest loss and agricultural expansion on Sumatran tigers from scat surveys

By estherconwayConservation Papers, News

A new conservation paper has used Sumatran tiger genetics from poo to analyse how tiger populations across the island of Sumatra have been affected by high rates of habitat loss…

23rd May 2018

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Chessington World of Adventure commits to conservation

By estherconwayNews

Chessington Zoo has committed £20,400 to Amur tiger conservation this year through WildCats Conservation Alliance after the launch of its new tiger exhibit. Chessington's Conservation Fund is donating the money...

4th May 2018

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Relating ungulate seasonal movements to tiger spatial organization in the Russian Far East

By estherconwayConservation Papers

Abstract Wild, solitary felids demonstrate a variety of spacing patterns, with diversity in spatial organization largely attributed to variations in abundance and distribution of important resources, particularly prey. We examined...

2nd May 2018

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Knowsley Safari Park donates £6,000 to Amur tiger conservation

By estherconwayNews

A huge thank you to Knowsley Safari Park which has made its first donation to WildCats Conservation Alliance to celebrate the opening of its brand new tiger exhibit.

10th April 2018

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Illegal loggers targeted in Kerinci Seblat National Park

By estherconwayFFI, News

In late March, illegal loggers who had set up camp in the Merangin District of Kerinci Seblat National Park were given 36 hours notice to quit before the local police...

1st April 2018

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All-India Tiger Census 2018 to be Hi-Tech, More Accurate and Precise

By estherconwayNews

The All-India Tiger Estimation, 2018 exercise promises not just to be hi-tech, but will also be far more accurate and precise than ever before. Officers from National Tiger Conservation Authority…

30th March 2018

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Lingkar final 2017

https://conservewildcats.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/10/LingkarInstitutefinalreport2017.pdf

20th March 2018

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FFI/Lingkar final 2017

https://conservewildcats.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/WildCats/ProjectReports/Indonesia/FFIKerinciTigersAucklandFinal20162017edited.pdf

20th March 2018

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Counting tiger prey using remote cameras

By estherconwayBlog, UCL/IOZ Tigers & Idu

Sahil Nijhawan PhD, writes about the novel methods of counting animals devised to assist his study of tigers in the remote area of north eastern India. Arunachal Pradesh, India In the...

10th January 2018

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Maintaining tiger connectivity and minimizing extinction into the next century

By estherconwayConservation Papers

Abstract Habitat loss is the greatest threat to large carnivores around the world. Maintenance of functional connectivity in fragmented landscapes is important for long-term species persistence. Here, we merge landscape...

10th January 2018

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Living on the edge: Opportunities for Amur tiger recovery in China

By estherconwayConservation Papers, News

Abstract Sporadic sightings of the endangered Amur tiger Panthera tigris altaica along the China-Russia border during the late 1990s sparked efforts to expand this subspecies distribution and abundance by restoring...

9th January 2018

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