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Enabling sustainable community-based human-tiger conflict management

By amyvangelderConservation Papers

Human-wildlife conflict has emerged as one of the major threats to the global population of large carnivores. This condition applies to the endemic and Critically Endangered Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris...

26th January 2023

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Tiger conflict in Thailand

By estherconwayNews

Conflict between tigers and people is a serious threat to the safety of wildlife and people. In Thailand, in February 2022, a series of tiger conflict incidents including the killing...

8th February 2022

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Responding to evolving poaching tactics

By amyvangelderFreeland, News

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...

31st July 2021

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Wildlife Conflict Training – WCS China

By estherconwayNews

Wildlife conflict is a growing problem in many areas where wild habitats have shrunk and potentially dangerous animals increasingly come into contact with people. Conflict increases when this is also...

23rd May 2021

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Tigers beyond protected areas

By estherconwayBlog

Tigers know no boundaries! Dr Hem Baral Under a strong leadership from the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC) and supported by a host of remarkable tiger conservation...

17th May 2021

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Living amongst apex predators

By estherconwayNews

Resident tiger caught on camera in 2019. Living amongst apex predators © WCS China Living amongst apex predators brings with it certain risks and with conservation actions focused on increasing...

9th October 2020

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Human-tiger conflict blog

By estherconwayBlog

Kerinci, April 2020 – Tigers at the side of road Video Clip When Kerinci Seblat Tiger Protection & Conservation was formed in mid-2000, minor human-tiger conflicts – such as a...

30th June 2020

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Parsa National Park update

By estherconwayNews, ZSL Nepal

ZSL Nepal has supported the Government's ongoing investment in Parsa National Park (PNP), facilitating the additional of 129 km2 in 2015 (PNPea) and subsequently its upgrade to a national park...

20th March 2020

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Increasing tiger numbers

By estherconwayNews

How are our tigers in Chitwan-Parsa complex? Nepal has managed to nearly double its tiger population in the last ten years – an amazing feat in tiger conservation. However, as...

2nd July 2019

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Kerinci Seblat Tiger Conservation Final Report 2017

Addressing human-tiger conflict using socioecological information on tolerance and risk

By estherconwayConservation Papers

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,...

8th October 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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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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Tiger Ambulance makes its debut rescue mission

By Blog, News, PRNCO

This purpose built military truck, converted into a Tiger Ambulance has just rescued its first wild Amur tiger WildCats Conservation Alliance was proud to contribute to the equipping of a...

15th February 2018

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Are conflict-causing tigers different? Another perspective for understanding human-tiger conflict in Chitwan National Park, Nepal

By estherconwayConservation Papers

Abstract We analyzed characteristics of the problem-causing tigers in Chitwan National Park (Nepal) to determine if specific groups or individuals in the source population have higher probability to get involved...

18th June 2017

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Are corridors good for tigers Panthera tigris but bad for people? An assessment of the Khata corridor in lowland Nepal

By estherconwayConservation Papers

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...

28th October 2016

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Ranging, Activity and Habitat Use by Tigers in the Mangrove Forests of the Sundarban

By estherconwayConservation Papers

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...

6th April 2016

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Understanding carnivore killing behaviour: Exploring the motivations for tiger killing in the Sundarbans, Bangladesh

By estherconwayConservation Papers

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...

24th September 2014

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Movement and activity pattern of a collared tigress in a human-dominated landscape

By estherconwayConservation Papers

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...

24th March 2014

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