A young wild Indochinese tiger under threat from illegal wildlife trade. © Freeland/DNP Illicit Wildlife Trade in Southeast Asia | Evolution, Trajectory and How to Stop It A recent report...
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Abstract Road-infrastructure development in Southeast Asia is opening new resource frontiers but also consolidating earlier investments in agriculture and trade, as illustrated by the 2,700-km Trans-Sumatra Highway planned for Sumatra,...
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Abstract The Nam Et - Phou Louey National Protected Area (NEPL) is known for its diverse community of carnivores, and a decade ago was identified as an important source site...
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Abstract Habitat loss and fragmentation due to human activities is the leading cause of the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Protected areas are the primary response to this challenge...
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Abstract Identifying and prioritising naturally occurring within-species diversity, which may correlate with local adaptations or vicariance, is an integral part of conservation planning. Using non-invasive sampling and a panel of...
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Recovery planning towards doubling wild tiger Panthera tigris numbers: Detailing 18 recovery sites from across the range
Abstract
With less than 3200 wild tigers in 2010, the heads of 13 tiger-range countries committed to
doubling the global population of wild tigers by 2022. This goal represents the highest level
of ambition and commitment required to turn the tide for tigers in the wild. Yet, ensuring efficient
and targeted implementation of conservation actions alongside systematic monitoring
of progress towards this goal requires that we set site-specific recovery targets and timelines
that are ecologically realistic. In this study, we assess the recovery potential of 18 sites
identified under WWF’s Tigers Alive Initiative. are extended.
Abstract Tigers are critically endangered due to deforestation and persecution. Yet in places, Sumatran tigers (Panthera tigris sumatrae) continue to coexist with people, offering insights for managing wildlife elsewhere. Here,...
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Abstract We examined human and ecological attributes of attacks by tigers Panthera tigris and leopards Panthera pardus on humans in and around the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve in the Chandrapur District...
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Species, sex and geo-location identification of seized tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) parts in Nepal
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...
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Evaluating the effect of forest loss and agricultural expansion on Sumatran tigers from scat surveys
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…
