Abstract Although significantly more money is spent on the conservation of tigers than on any other threatened species, today only 3200 to 3600 tigers roam the forests of Asia, occupying...
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Abstract The Sundarban of India and Bangladesh (about 6000 km²) are the only mangrove forests inhabited by a sizeable population of tigers. The adjoining area also supports one of the...
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Abstract The global population of wild tigers remains dangerously low at fewer than 3500 individuals. Habitat loss, along with poaching, can undermine the international target recovery of doubling the number...
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ZSL Nepal interim report 2015
https://conservewildcats.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2021/10/ZSLNepal_interimreport_BuildingaTigerStronghold2015.pdfFFI Kerinci Final 2015
https://conservewildcats.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/WildCats/ProjectReports/Indonesia/FFI_KerinciSeblatFinalreport2015forweb.pdfFFI Kerinci Interim 2015
https://conservewildcats.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/WildCats/ProjectReports/Indonesia/FFIKerinciSeblatTigerProtectionConservationinterimreportJuly2015.pdf
We identified six objectives within the scope of this grant to achieve our goal of developing a yearly monitoring program for the entire Amur leopard population using a rigorous survey...
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Please note, we have edited this interim report to remove information we feel could jeopardise ongoing work in the region. Russia is a success story in the history of wild...
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Abstract Effective conservation planning of globally endangered tigers (Panthera tigris) requires a good understanding of their population dynamics. Territoriality, an essential characteristic of many wildlife species, plays a crucial role...
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Abstract Tigers are one of the world’s most endangered large carnivores with an estimated global population of approximately 3200 individuals. They currently occur in 13 countries, representing 7% of their...
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Abstract Genetic monitoring of tiger source populations is a conservation priority, yet due to low sample sizes and poor DNA quality, scat DNA has failed to produce the powerful studies...
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Abstract 1. The United Nations recently listed illegal wildlife trade as a serious crime because of the escalating demand for highly prized species, such as tiger and rhinoceros, and the...
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Abstract The Bali (Panthera tigris balica) and Javan (P. t. sondaica) tigers are recognized as distinct tiger subspecies that went extinct in the 1940s and 1980s, respectively. Yet their genetic...
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Abstract Conserving biodiversity in human-dominated regions of the world is complex, particularly in case of large carnivores where perceived conflicts exist with economic development, expanding human populations and livelihoods. Using...
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I. Introduction Amur tigers (Panthera tigris altaica) received more attention than usual in northeast China in 2014, with regular reports in the media of cattle depredations along with the decision by two...
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Abstract The current study provides conservative estimates of the economic value of 6 selected tiger reserves in India: Corbett, Kanha, Kaziranga, Periyar, Ranthambore and Sundarbans. These tiger reserves have been...
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Abstract To gauge the success of conservation efforts as well as to have a finger on the pulse of tiger populations and their ecosystems, the National Tiger Conservation Authority in...
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Abstract The unprecedented economic growth occurring across Southeast Asia is causing large tracts of rainforest to be logged, converted to plantations or fragmented by infrastructure development. It also opens up...
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Abstract Even with global support for tiger (Panthera tigris) conservation their survival is threatened by poaching, habitat loss and isolation. Currently about 3,000 wild tigers persist in small fragmented populations...
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Abstract There are arguments in support of and against use of tiger farming as a tool for the conservation of wild tigers Panthera tigris. Public attitude toward tiger farming can...
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Abstract Citizen science – public participation of non-scientists in scientific research – has become an important tool for monitoring and evaluating local and global environmental change. Citizen science projects have...
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Abstract This paper provides the first in-depth exploration of tiger killing behaviour in communities bordering the Sundarbans mangrove forest, Bangladesh. Our findings demonstrate the complexity of carnivore killing behaviour in...
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Abstract Conservation of large carnivores is challenging as they face various threats, including habitat loss and fragmentation. One of the current challenges to tiger Panthera tigris conservation in India is...
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Abstract Tigers (Panthera tigris) are wide-ranging species, and a permeable landscape matrix outside Protected Areas (PAs) is extremely important for their dispersal. A tigress which had fallen in a water...
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