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The Wild Things

Award-winning journalist John Nielsen tells the stories of WWF field teams through this new biweekly podcast series. Listen.

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Tigers

Publications

Tiger Fact Sheet

Tiger Trade Revisited in Sumatra, Indonesia

Setting Priorities for the Conservation and Recovery of the World's Tigers: 2005-2015 Users' Guide (PDF, 2.8 MB) and Technical Report (PDF, 22 MB)

Designing a Conservation Landscape for Tigers in Human-Dominated Environments (PDF, 1.27M)

Conserving Tigers in the Wild: A WWF Framework and Strategy for Action 2002 - 2010 (PDF, 1.42M)
Drawing upon four decades of tiger conservation work with partners around the globe, WWF has developed this new and far-reaching strategy. Its cornerstone is a landscape-based approach to tiger conservation and the identification of focal tiger landscapes.

Conserving Tigers in the Wild: A WWF Framework and Strategy for Action 2002 - 2010 (PDF, 935k)
TRAFFIC -- the wildlife trade monitoring arm of WWF and IUCN -- organized this comprehensive survey of tiger poaching and trade in Sumatra to document the current extent of the problem and provide the necessary information to management and enforcement authorities to act upon.

Nowhere to Hide: The Trade in Sumatran Tiger
A TRAFFIC Southeast Asia Report

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Danger Watch

A species relative risk of extinction, as determined by the IUCN - The World Conservation Union. More

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    Extinct

    No reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.

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    Extinct in the Wild

    Known only to survive in cultivation, in captivity or as a naturalized population.

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    Critically Endangered

    Facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

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    Endangered

    Facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

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    Vulnerable

    Facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

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    Near Threatened

    Likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

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    Least Concern

    Does not qualify for Critically Endangered, Endagnered, Vulnerable or Near Threatened

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Related Places

Related Places

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Species News and Updates

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Current Tiger Range


Tiger population has decreased by about 95 percent since 1900 and its range has decreased by 93 percent.
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Tiger Trade - Facts and Fallacies


Tiger Trade Facts & Fallacies

WWF Experts

Dr. Sybille Klenzendorf

Managing Director
Species Conservation and TRAFFIC North America

"Young people are the future of conservation. We must inspire them and we must lead them by our example."

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WWF Experts

Shannon Barber-Meyer

Tiger Conservation Program Officer
Species Conservation Program and TRAFFIC North America

"Tracking wild wolves on the hunt, watching emperor penguin chicks huddle for warmth and hearing the roar of a wild tiger – these have been some of the most amazing experiences of my life. Through WWF’s conservation efforts these experiences can be shared by generations to come."

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Tiger Video

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The Tiger Study

See Tigers with WWF

Travel with WWF to see tigers in the wild.

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Take Action

Take action through WWF's Conservation Action Network, where you can speak out for wildlife and wild places around the globe.

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