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A brown bear gets too close to a camera trap for comfort. Photo © ANO WCS.

Bears, Woodpeckers, and the Forest Crime Spree You Didn’t See Coming

By amyvangelderBlog, WCS RussiaNo Comments
By Ekaterina Igorievna Nikolaeva, Wildlife Data Specialist, ANO WCS Every spring, at the end of the camera trapping season, we return to the forest to retrieve our cameras. For us,...
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27th April 2025
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WildCats Big Give 2025 Fundraising Campaign.

By amyvangelderBlog
Help End Big Cat Trafficking From 22-29 April, every donation you make to WildCats via the Big Give 2025 platform will be doubled, helping us reach our fundraising goal of...
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20th April 2025
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World Book Day

Roaring Reads: Big Cat Books for World Book Day

By amyvangelderBlogNo Comments
Books have a magical way of sparking curiosity, imagination, and a lifelong love of learning. For World Book Day, Wildcats Conservation Alliance is celebrating the importance of big cats—especially tigers...
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27th February 2025
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Thailand's DNP rangers and Freeland conducting community outreach

How the USAID Funding Freeze Threatens Wildlife, Ecosystems, and Global Conservation Efforts

By amyvangelderBlogNo Comments
USAID funding freeze: The USAID funding freeze, affecting nearly half of global humanitarian aid, has destabilised essential services worldwide, with ripple effects threatening ecosystems, biodiversity, and vulnerable communities. Rising Threats...
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25th February 2025
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In Search of ‘Amour’: The Tale of Amur Tiger Romance

By amyvangelderBlog, WCS RussiaNo Comments
This Valentine's Day, we spotlight an extraordinary story from the Russian Far East: the journey of two Amur tigers, Boris and Svetlaya. Their remarkable reunion, following Boris’s 120-mile trek, offers...
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14th February 2025
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Freeland and DNP conducting ranger training in 2024

Caught Between a Pandemic and Poachers: The Struggle for Thailand’s Tigers

By amyvangelderBlog, FreelandNo Comments
Khao Laem National Park lies in the Western Forest Complex, connecting its upper and lower sections and hosting its own breeding tiger population. African Swine Fever is decimating wild boar,...
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5th January 2025
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A Day in the Field: Insights into Conservation Work in Nepal

By amyvangelderBlog, ZSL NepalNo Comments
By Abarta Pandey Senior Programme Development Specialist, ZSL Nepal Parsa National Park is a key conservation landscape linking Nepal’s Chitwan National Park (CNP) and via CNP India’s Valmiki Tiger Reserve,...
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27th December 2024
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After 30 Years, Amur Tigers Return to Changbai Mountains

By amyvangelderBlog, WCS ChinaNo Comments
This footage captures a wild Siberian tiger in Changbaishan Biosphere Reserve, in the southeastern part of Jilin Province, China, on 3 December 2024. The discovery is proof that wild Siberian...
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18th December 2024
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Turning the Tide on Wildlife Trade – New Laws and Fresh Hope for Sumatran Tigers

By amyvangelderBlogNo Comments
In early August 2024, Indonesia introduced transformative changes to its conservation laws, signalling a bold step forward in the battle against illegal wildlife trade (IWT). The new Law No. 32/2024...
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26th November 2024
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Sumatran tiger pug mark

Close Encounters: Why Sumatran Tigers Are Venturing Closer to Villages

By amyvangelderBlog, LingkarNo Comments
Imagine walking through a field at dusk and spotting a flash of orange and black among the trees—a Sumatran tiger. This has become a more familiar reality for residents near...
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30th October 2024
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Big Cat Pumpkin Carving Ideas For Halloween

By amyvangelderBlogNo Comments
As Halloween approaches and we embrace the season of spooks and scares, it's worth turning our thoughts to some of the most haunting losses our planet has faced—the tiger subspecies...
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27th October 2024
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A Halloween Obituary: Remembering Extinct Tiger Subspecies

By amyvangelderBlogNo Comments
As Halloween draws near, thoughts often turn to ghosts and skeletons, yet some of the most haunting losses are the tiger subspecies that once roamed our planet, now tragically extinct....
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18th October 2024
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Tiger chasing car in Russian Far East

Conflict Tigers: The Far Eastern Tale of Humans and Big Cats

By amyvangelderBlogNo Comments
Human-tiger conflict in Russia’s Far East has persisted since the 19th century, with modern issues driven by habitat loss and urbanisation. Amur tigers are now frequently sighted near roads, attacking...
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13th September 2024
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Photos taken during community patrols. A community ranger removes a snare.

Villagers Dismantle Deadly Snares to Protect Amur Tigers and Leopards

By amyvangelderBlog, WCS ChinaNo Comments
In Northeast China’s Tiger and Leopard National Park (NCTLNP), snares pose a significant danger to Amur tigers and leopards, with an estimated 54 tigers and 34 leopards at risk from...
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10th September 2024
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From Forests to Fields: Why Grasslands Matter for Tigers in Nepal

By amyvangelderBlog, ZSL NepalNo Comments
When most people think of tiger habitats, dense forests and jungles often come to mind. While forests are undoubtedly crucial for tiger survival, grasslands play a significant role in supporting...
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6th September 2024
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Will Tigers Roam Cambodia Once More? The Ambitious Reintroduction Plan

By amyvangelderBlogNo Comments
Could this be the first successful reintroduction of tigers anywhere in the world? Tigers, once roaming vast territories across Asia, are now confined to only a fraction of their historic...
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5th September 2024
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TIGER UMBRELLA AI

The Umbrella Effect: How Tigers Protect Entire Ecosystems

By amyvangelderBlogNo Comments
An umbrella species like the tiger plays a pivotal role in protecting entire ecosystems, as its conservation indirectly safeguards numerous other species within the same habitat. A recent study highlights...
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30th August 2024
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Freeland Foundation - Indochinese tiger caught on camera trap

Thailand recognised as a champion of tiger conservation in Southeast Asia

By amyvangelderBlog, FreelandNo Comments
The latest wild tiger population estimate in Thailand, released by the Royal Thai Government, is between 179 and 223 individuals as of 2024. This is approximately a 21% increase from...
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29th August 2024
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WildCats 2023 Impact

By amyvangelderBlogNo Comments
All WildCats Conservation Alliance projects are subject to rigorous scrutiny to ensure they are having maximum conservation impact. We have produced a document that illustrates how our projects succeeded in...
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23rd August 2024
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Guardians of the Wild: World Ranger Day Achievements

By amyvangelderBlogNo Comments
World Ranger Day is celebrated globally on July 31st to honour and celebrate the invaluable work rangers do to protect our planet's natural treasures and cultural heritage. These dedicated individuals...
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31st July 2024
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Fauna and Flora

Update on Kerinci Seblat Sumatran Tiger Conservation

By amyvangelderBlog, FFINo Comments
The Kerinci Seblat National Park (KSNP) in Sumatra, spanning 1.386 million hectares, is a crucial sanctuary for 128 Sumatran tigers, making it the largest single population of Sunda island tigers...
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30th July 2024
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Local Rangers and Global Partners Are Saving Tigers

By amyvangelderBlog, FreelandNo Comments
Thailand's Khao Laem National Park, part of the Western Forest Complex (WEFCOM), is a crucial habitat for the endangered Indochinese tiger, with fewer than 250 mature individuals remaining. Since 2016,...
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19th July 2024
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Avoiding Cow-tastrophe: Cattle Threatening Tigers in Thailand’s Western Forest Complex

By amyvangelderBlog, FreelandNo Comments
Weak enforcement allows outside investors to hire villagers as cattle grazers, letting cattle roam freely in protected areas, undermining conservation. Cattle grazing harms tiger habitats through resource competition, habitat degradation,...
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18th July 2024
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Huge Milestone For Conservation: Two translocated tigresses give birth to cubs

By amyvangelderBlogNo Comments
In the span of just one week, camera traps have witnessed two translocated tigresses in Rajaji Tiger Reserve give birth to cubs, marking a significant milestone in conservation efforts. The...
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4th June 2024
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Using religion in tiger conservation

By amyvangelderBlog, Lingkar
Since 2020, our implementing partners, Lingkar Inisiatif, have targeted illegal forest hunting using a religious approach. Fatwa MUI No. 04/2012, issued by the Indonesian Ulema Council, prohibits the hunting and...
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31st May 2024
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How Local Villages are Saving Tigers and Leopards in Northeast China

By amyvangelderBlog, WCS China
In Northeast China's dense forests, a critical project is underway to protect the Amur tiger and leopard, which face significant threats from poaching in the Hunchun Nature Reserve and Northeast...
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30th May 2024
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