Tiger numbers potentially increased 40% in seven years - from 3,200 in 2015 to 4,500 in 2022 - representing the first climb in decades (according to a 2022 announcement by...
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The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has been working in Northeast China since 1998 and in the Hunchun Nature Reserve (HNR) since its creation in 2001. The reserve is an important...
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The Wildlife Conservation Society in China has been conducting systematic camera trap monitoring of Amur leopards and Amur tigers in Hunchun, northeast China, since 2013. They religiously check their network...
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Northeast China has been identified as an important destination for big cats dispersing from source sites in Russia. With support from WildCats Conservation Alliance, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has documented...
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The present-day represents a pivotal moment for big cat conservation in northeast China as tigers and leopards continue to disperse from source populations in Russia. With support from the WildCats...
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For nearly twenty years, WCS Russia has sought to institutionalise rigorous methods of population monitoring in the Russian Far East. In their half-yearly interim report, the team based at Land...
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During June a short training activity for 15 senior rangers was conducted at Khao Laem National Park in response to evolving poaching tactics. Known poaching trails are monitored in the...
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by Dale Miquelle PhD When we establish a monitoring program to determine population trends for an endangered species, we often think of it as a necessary early warning system for...
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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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With International Women's Day approaching, WildCats is super grateful to inspirational Wildlife Biologist, Dr Linda Kerley, for taking the time to answer one of our most asked questions; How long...
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Aaranyak final report 2017-18
https://conservewildcats.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/05/AaranyakFinal_Technical-Report_Indo-BhutanTransboundaryTigers.pdf
Indian field exploration © Aaranyak The Transboundary Manas Conservation Area (TraMCA) of the Indo-Bhutan landscape, is a significant tiger habitat that has the potential to double its tiger population within...
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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
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...
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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…
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...
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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...
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Abstract Reliable information on wildlife populations and the threats they face is crucial for assessing the performance of conservation strategies. As part of its efforts to improve the effectiveness of...
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Abstract Information on density and abundance of globally threatened species such as tigers Panthera tigris is essential for effective conservation as well as to evaluate the success of conservation programmes....
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Abstract Motivation Several spatial capture-recapture (SCR) models have been developed to estimate animal abundance by analyzing the detections of individuals in a spatial array of traps. Most of these models...
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Abstract As part of a landscape-scale programme for conserving tigers Panthera tigris the Khata corridor was established between Bardia National Park in Nepal and Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary in India in...
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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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