WWF finds U.S. grocery retailers stocking toilet paper linked to rain forest destruction

American companies and consumers are inadvertently contributing to Indonesian rain forest and tiger habitat destruction by buying toilet paper and other tissue products made with fiber from Asia Pulp & Paper.

Rare Tiger Sighting Provides Inspiration for Conservation

WWF staff member describes his experience after seeing a tiger in broad daylight.

Asia Pulp and Paper Greenwashing

A new report documents a tiger sanctuary under threat from deforestation.

A Call for Zero Poaching in the Fight for Tiger Survival

WWF calls for zero poaching and marks significant progress since historic tiger summit.

Rare Close Up of an Amur Tiger

A new photo signals hope for tiger populations in northeast China.

Remarkable Images of Big Cats Urge Forest Protection

Extraordinary snapshots of five of the seven wild cat species are a reminder of what could be lost to deforestation.

WWF calls for ban on pet tigers

The tragic situation in Ohio has prompted WWF to call for a ban on private ownership of tigers.

US Postal Service’s New Save Vanishing Species Stamp On Sale Today

A new U.S. postage stamp featuring a tiger cub that went on sale today is a first of its kind stamp that will allow purchasers to support international wildlife conservation.

Positive Results for Tigers on Global Tiger Day

A time to celebrate conservation successes and raise awareness about the many threats tigers still face.

Tiger Killed in Nepal, Suspects Arrested

The first tiger in Nepal ever to be translocated and fitted with a specialized tracking collar was killed in Nepal in May 2011.

Stamping Out Extinction: New Postage Stamp Benefits Vanishing Species

The stamp is the result of a 10-year effort led by WWF, in partnership with the U.S. Postal Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and other international conservation organizations.

WWF Releases Rare Footage of Sumatran Tiger Cubs

WWF released rare video footage of three Sumatran tiger cubs playfully chasing leaves in the forests of the Bukit Tigapuluh landscape in Indonesia.

Sumatran Tiger Cubs Caught on Camera in Threatened Forest

Camera traps recorded an astounding 12 tigers in just two months in the central Sumatran landscape.

Tigers Could Roam Once More in Central Asia

WWF applauds the government of Kazakhstan on an innovative effort to reintroduce tigers where they were previously extinct.

India’s wild tiger population increases

India announced that its wild tiger population has increased to 1,706 from 1,411 since the last tiger census in 2007.

Suspected Tiger Smuggler Arrested

A suspected tiger smuggler was arrested with the skin of an adult male tiger.

WWF-India seeking safe release of abducted volunteers

Six of WWF-India’s volunteers, including three women, were abducted on Sunday, Feb. 6, while conducting field monitoring for the All India Tiger Estimation Project in India.

WWF and Global Companies Take Action to Protect Tigers

As Year of the Tiger according to the Chinese lunar calendar comes to an end, it is more crucial than ever to take action to protect wild tigers. 

WWF, big companies call for more corporate action to protect tigers

As the Year of the Tiger comes to an end, WWF, backed by a group of leading companies, today issued a call for more corporations around the world to reduce their impact on tiger habitats, through responsible procurement of wood, paper, palm oil, coffee, and other commodities.

WWF: Tiger Numbers Could Triple if Large-Scale Landscapes are Protected

The tiger reserves of Asia could support more than 10,000 wild tigers – three times the current number – if they are managed as large-scale landscapes that allow for connectivity between core breeding sites, a new paper from some of the world’s leading conservation scientists finds. The paper is the first assessment of the political commitment made by all 13 tiger range countries at November’s historic tiger summit to double the tiger population across Asia by 2022.

A Future for Tigers

Asian tiger reserves can support more than 10,000 wild tigers—three times the current estimate—if they are managed as large-scale landscapes that protect core breeding sites and benefit local communities, according to the world’s leading conservation scientists in a new study published on January 25. This positive news reveals that doubling the number of tigers in the wild is feasible.

Translocating Nepal’s first wild tiger

Namobuddha became Nepal’s first wild tiger to be fitted with a GPS-enabled satellite collar and translocated from Chitwan National Park to Bardia National Park in Nepal on January 22. WWF supported the translocation with technical expertise and financial aid, working closely with the Government of Nepal and the National Trust for Nature Conservation. The satellite collar will help scientists gain a better understanding of tiger ecology and improve conservation efforts like anti-poaching operations.

WWF: Nepal Translocates First Wild Tiger to New Home

A wild tiger fitted with satellite-collar was successfully translocated from Nepal’s Chitwan National Park to Bardia National Park for the first time today, according to World Wildlife Fund.

How your choice of paper can help tigers

A new investigation by WWF and other groups reveals that one of the world’s largest paper suppliers is still cutting down the rainforest on the Indonesian island of Sumatra – even though the company claims to have stopped doing so. The forest being cleared is vital to the survival of tigers and other endangered species. You can voice your opposition to this by making more responsible choices about the paper you buy.

Historic Tiger Summit Closes With Plans to Secure More Financial Backing

The historic International Tiger Conservation Forum ended today with significant plans to discuss further financing options for the Global Tiger Recovery Program approved at the meeting, kick-starting new efforts to double the number of wild tigers.

The Leonardo Dicaprio Fund at CCF Commits $1 Million to WWF to Save Tigers Now

As world leaders gather for a historic summit to save tigers from extinction, Leonardo DiCaprio today committed $1 million to World Wildlife Fund for urgent tiger conservation efforts through his Fund at the California Community Foundation. DiCaprio will also attend this week’s summit.

Tigers Thrown a Lifeline as World Leaders Endorse Funding and Recovery Plan

World leaders and countries that have wild tigers today endorsed a major plan to double the number of tigers in the wild by 2022 underscoring their commitments at the historic International Tiger Conservation Forum.

Russia Summit Could be Historic Turning Point for Tigers, World Wildlife Fund Says

Heads of government attending the International Tiger Conservation Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia this week must ensure the meeting is a turning point in the fight to save tigers by backing their joint plan with immediate action, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said today. The global conservation organization added that it is crucial for any action to have the necessary manpower and financial backing to make a deep and lasting impact.

Myanmar border markets are deadly trade gateway for tigers

Rare and endangered Asian big cats are sold in black markets along Myanmar, Thailand and China’s shared borders, facilitating a deadly illicit trade in tigers and other endangered species says TRAFFIC and WWF’s joint report “The Big Cat Trade in Myanmar and Thailand.”

Myanmar border markets act as deadly trade gateway for tigers

Black markets along Myanmar, Thailand and China’s shared borders play a crucial role in facilitating the deadly illicit trade in tigers and other endangered species, according to a new World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and TRAFFIC report in the lead up to the Global Tiger Forum taking place next week in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Tiger Summit Gets Support From Senator John Kerry and Congresswoman Madeline Bordallo

Today, Senator John Kerry (D-MA), Chairman  of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Congresswoman Madeline Bordallo (D-GU), Chairwoman of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife, introduced resolutions supporting the International Tiger Forum which will take place in St. Petersburg, Russia, next week.  The “Tiger Summit,” hosted by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, will bring together the Heads of Government of the 13 tiger range states to agree a recovery plan to double the number of wild tigers by 2022.

If we save the tigers, we'll save the planet

Tigers have long provoked awe in the human imagination, becoming symbols of untamed nature whose "fearful symmetry," in the words of William Blake, has inspired everything from art to advertising. In the wild, however, tigers are on the verge of disappearing.

More than 1,000 tigers reduced to skin and bones in last decade

Parts of at least 1,069 tigers have been seized in tiger range countries over the past decade, according to new analysis of tiger seizures carried out by TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network. Reduced to Skin and Bones shows that from January 2000 to April 2010, parts of between 1,069 and 1,220 tigers were seized in 11 of the 13 tiger range countries—or an average of 104 to 119 animals per year. Of the 11, India, China and Nepal ranked highest in the number of tiger part seizures, the report states, with India by far the highest number of tiger part seizures.

More than 1,000 tigers reduced to skin and bones in last decade

Parts of at least 1,069 tigers have been seized in tiger range countries over the past decade, according to new analysis of tiger seizures carried out by TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network.

Veteran anti-poaching ranger awarded top WWF honors

Anatoly Belov, a long-time Russian anti-poaching ranger working on the frontlines of protecting tigers has been awarded the 2010 WWF Duke of Edinburgh Conservation Medal. The medal was first given in 1970 and is awarded annually by WWF for outstanding service to the environment.

Bidding to destroy vital Amur tiger habitat

Russia’s Far East is the homeland of two of the most charismatic examples of global biodiversity—the Amur tiger and the Korean pine. Both are under assault as the forestry administration of Primorsky Province in the Russian Far East moves to open critical Amur tiger habitat for logging.

WWF and TRAFFIC Highlight Dangers of America's 5,000-Plus Backyard Tigers

With more tigers in captivity in the U.S. than survive in the wild, the United States needs a centralized federal database to monitor the big cats, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said today.  Weak U.S. regulations could be helping to fuel the multimillion dollar international black market for tiger parts, according to a new review released today by WWF and TRAFFIC, the world’s largest wildlife trade monitoring network.

Camera catches bulldozer destroying Sumatra tiger forest

A video camera trap installed by WWF and partners has captured footage linking the destruction of a crucial Sumatran tiger forest to the expansion of palm oil plantations in Indonesia’s Riau Province.

Stamp of Approval

Stamps emblazoned with tiger images and “Save the Tiger” messages are used in the Eastern Himalayas to help raise awareness about the need to double tiger numbers by 2022, the next Year of the Tiger. The stamps, created under the leadership of WWF and other entities, also help show the commitment of Nepal, Bhutan and India to protecting wild tigers.

Putting a Price on the Future of Tigers

The PloS Biology Journal, a respected scientific journal, published a paper last week entitled Bringing the Tiger Back from the Brink - the Six Percent Solution, which presents a powerful case for the need to refocus efforts on the protection of the last remaining strongholds for the tiger. The paper is based on a study led by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and focuses on how much it will cost to stop tigers from becoming extinct. WWF helped to provide data for the study and supports the paper’s conclusion that there is a need to rebalance conservation efforts.

A Reason to Celebrate

This year the major highlight of the Amur Tiger Cultural Festival in the northeastern Chinese city of Hunchun was not the colourful costume parade, art performances or even the ecological tour of a tiger habitat.

Live tiger found in luggage

A two-month-old tiger cub was found sedated and hidden among stuffed-tiger toys in the luggage of a woman at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport on Sunday.

One fan at a time

Almost 60,000 new trees are going to reforest critical tiger habitat on the Indonesian island of Sumatra as a result of global connection made on Forest Friends, an initiative that brings together young adults from Indonesia and Germany.

Russian Tiger Habitat Gets a Boost With Protection of Key Tree Species

The Russian government has introduced measures to protect Korean Pine, a key species found in Amur Tiger habitat in the Russian Far East.

Congressional Briefing on Global Tiger Crisis

On Thursday, July 22, 2010 a Congressional briefing was held to discuss the state of wild tigers, current efforts to ensure their survival and actions needed by the US government to regulate the captive tiger population.

Legendary Actor Dick Van Dyke Named Tiger Ambassador by World Wildlife Fund

Actor Dick Van Dyke has been named an official Year of the Tiger Ambassador by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and will help the organization promote tiger conservation. With as few as 3,200 tigers left in the wild, Van Dyke will help WWF raise awareness and funds for tiger conservation with the goal of doubling wild tiger populations by 2022.

Congressional Briefing to Focus on Global Tiger Crisis

A Congressional Briefing on Thursday, July 22 will discuss the state of wild tigers, current efforts to ensure their survival and how the US can help ensure that tiger numbers double over the next decade. Experts will discuss the need for high level US representation at the upcoming Tiger Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, hosted by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and World Bank President Robert Zoellick. Other issues include increased US funding and technical support for on-the-ground tiger conservation in Asia.and stricter US laws around captive tigers (there are more tigers in captivity in the US than there are in the wild around the world).

Police Detained Members of Illegal Tiger Trading Syndicate in Riau, Sumatra

On July 17, 2010, police detained two people involved in the Sumatran tiger illegal trading syndicate in Pekanbaru, Riau Province of Sumatra. Yoga Rusdiansyah, 26, and Hidayat Saldi, 45, are under investigation.  Yoga was caught with six decapitated tiger heads, five tiger pelts and seven kilograms of tiger bones. The tiger body parts were set to be exported to Malaysia. Based on Yoga’s testimony, he has conducted illegal activities for three years with up to five packages sent in one month. Hidayat’s status is still under further investigation.

Bali Tiger Pre-Summit meeting comes to an end but looks to September

Push to Save Tigers Leaps Forward at Bali Meeting, WWF Says

Tiger experts from the 13 tiger range countries laid out an ambitious plan to double tiger numbers in the wild by 2022 during a crucial tiger meeting that concluded in Bali today. The meeting was the final one among the 13 countries before world leaders gather later this year at the Tiger Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia.

World Wildlife Fund Launches Texting for Tigers

World Wildlife Fund’s Texting for Tigers promotion launched today, giving people the ability to aid in saving wild tigers from extinction through their mobile phones. By texting “TIGERS” to 20222 from a cell phone, a $10 donation will be made to support WWF’s efforts to protect tigers. With as few as 3,200 tigers left in the wild, down from around 100,000 a century ago, the species is one of the most threatened on the planet. WWF’s goal is to double the global tiger population by 2022.

Milestone Tiger Meeting Set to Create Strong Recovery Agenda

WWF Indonesia CEO Dr. Efransjah and WWF Tiger programme leader Michael Baltzer issued the following statement ahead of the pre-Tiger Summit meeting starting Monday in Bali.

Indonesia to Host Pre-Tiger Summit Partners’ Dialogue Meeting, 12-14 July 2010

On 12-14 July 2010, Indonesia will host the Pre-Tiger Summit Partners’ Dialogue Meeting, a crucial meeting to be attended by senior government officials from the 13 tiger range countries (TRCs) – Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Russia, Thailand and Vietnam.

Vietnam’s Environmental Police dig their claws into illegal big cat trade

Vietnam’s Environmental Police have confiscated two frozen tigers and a frozen leopard in the central province of Nghe An.

World Wildlife Fund Announces Partnership with Leonardo DiCaprio to Save Tigers Now

Actor and Activist Leonardo DiCaprio has joined forces with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to save a species on the brink of extinction. With as few as 3,200 tigers left in the wild, WWF and DiCaprio today kicked off Save Tigers Now. The campaign begins with an expedition to remote tiger habitats in Asia to document the wild tigers first hand and learn what needs to be done to save them from extinction.

The First Family

A few years ago, India’s Panna Tiger Reserve made global headlines when all of its tigers were lost to poachers. Now Panna is once again in the news, this time for three very good reasons. This spring, a trio of cubs were photographed with their mother, marking the very first time in recent conservation history that a translocated tiger has given birth in the wild.

Dogs Join the Fight to Save Wild Tigers

Thanks to their keen sense of smell, dogs are put to work sniffing out bombs, drugs, earthquake survivors and lost children. Now, WWF is using them to help sniff out tigers. Or tiger dung, to be precise.

Swedish hunters help save Amur tigers

The Swedish Association for Hunting and Wildlife Management is helping Russian tiger conservation efforts thousands of miles away by sharing its secrets to raising prey animals like deer and wild boar.

Poachers Nabbed with Three Amur Tigers

This month, suspected members of a Chinese poaching gang were captured by Russian border patrol after sneaking into a tiger sanctuary near Kymen-Rybolov, a Russian village near the Chinese border.

Year of the Tiger Begins with Big Cats in Serious Trouble Around the World, Including Here in the U.S.

As many Asian countries prepare to celebrate Year of the Tiger beginning February 14, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) reports that tigers are in crisis around the world, including here in the United States, where more tigers are kept in captivity than are alive in the wild throughout Asia. As few as 3,200 tigers exist in the wild in Asia where they are threatened by poaching, habitat loss, illegal trafficking and the conversion of forests for infrastructure and plantations.

Tiger Range Countries and partners make new conservation commitments in Thailand

Governments from across Asia’s tiger range countries (TRCs) sent a powerful message that new efforts to save wild tigers from extinction would begin immediately and called for total protection of critical tiger habitats as the 1st Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation concluded today at the resort of Hua Hin, Thailand.

Greater Mekong Tiger Numbers Have Dropped More Than 70 Percent in 10 Years

Tiger numbers have fallen by more than 70 percent in slightly more than a decade in the Greater Mekong, with the region’s five countries containing only 350 tigers, according to a new World Wildlife Fund (WWF) report released today.

Climate Change Threatens to Wipe Out One of World's Largest Tiger Populations this Century

One of the world’s largest tiger populations could disappear by the end of this century as rising sea levels caused by climate change destroy their habitat along the coast of Bangladesh in an area known as the Sundarbans, according to a new World Wildlife Fund-led study published in the journal Climatic Change. 

New Study shows Bengal Tiger’s Habitat in Danger

A new study by WWF scientists and partner organizations has found global climate change could shrink Bangladesh’s Sundarbans tiger habitat by 96 percent, potentially reducing the tiger population to fewer than 20 breeding individuals. An estimated sea level rise of 11.2 inches above 2000 levels by 2070 means this unique mangrove ecosystem could disappear within half a century.

WWF Camera Trap Yields First-time Video of Critically Endangered Sumatran Tiger and Cubs

Camera traps set deep in the Indonesian jungle have captured first-time video footage of a rare female Sumatran tiger and her cubs, giving World Wildlife Fund (WWF) researchers unique insight into the elusive tiger’s behavior.

Camera traps yield rare footage of Sumatran tiger with cubs

Video cameras installed in the Sumatran jungle have captured close-up footage of a tiger and two cubs, the first time that WWF has recorded evidence of tiger breeding in central Sumatra in what should be prime tiger habitat. The images have led to renewed calls for stronger measures against poaching and the rapid deforestation of tiger landscapes on the Indonesian island. 

Tiger hero: “Billy” Arjan Singh

WWF bids farewell to “Billy” Arjan Singh, 92, the legendary Indian tiger conservationist who passed away on Jan 1, 2010.

Tigers, Polar Bears and Blue Fin Tuna Among the Most Threatened Species in 2010, Says World Wildlife Fund

World Wildlife Fund (WWF) today released its annual list of some of the most threatened species around the world, saying that the long-term survival of many animals is increasingly in doubt due to a host of threats, including climate change, and calling for a step up in efforts to save some of the world’s most threatened animals.

Nepal expands critical tiger habitat

Kathmandu, Nepal- The Government of Nepal announced today an expansion of Bardia National Park in the Terai Arc Landscape by 900 sq km, which will increase critical habitat for tigers.

Asia's Biggest 'tiger' Unveils Promise For Wild Tigers

China received praise here today from the International Tiger Coalition (ITC) for promising to work with its neighbors to end tiger trade and bring back wild tigers.

Tiger experts call for urgent action to save species

More than 250 experts, scientists and government delegates from 13 tiger range countries this week called for immediate action to save tigers before the species disappears from the wild, citing the urgent need for increased protection against tiger poaching and trafficking in tiger parts.

A Time for Tigers

Tiger experts, government officials, scientists and conservationists are gathering in Kathmandu, Nepal this week to start a new global dialogue on how to save wild tigers as the world prepares to celebrate the Year of the Tiger in 2010. The Kathmandu Global Tiger Workshop is the first in a series of high profile political negotiations culminating in a Tiger Summit in 2010.

Tiger Rescue Points to Urgent Need for More Patrols

A five-year-old male Tiger was freed from a poacher’s snare on Sunday after it was found by WWF’s Wildlife Protection Unit (WPU) just off a highway that cuts through the Belum-Temengor forest complex in the northern state of Perak.

Nepal's Tiger Numbers Remain Constant Despite Political Upheaval And Poaching, Census Reveals

World Wildlife Fund stressed the need to renew tiger conservation efforts in response to the government of Nepal’s announcement of an estimated 121 breeding tigers in four protected areas in the Terai Arc Landscape of Nepal.

World Bank debunks tiger farming benefits

Experimenting with tiger farming is too risky and could drive wild tigers further toward extinction, the World Bank told a key international wildlife trade meeting today.

Forest Clearing by Paper Giant APP/Sinar Mas Linked to 12 Years of Sumatran Tiger, Human Fatalities

Many violent incidents between people and tigers in Sumatra’s Riau Province in the past 12 years have occurred near forested areas being cleared by paper giant Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) and associated companies, under the umbrella of its holding group, Sinar Mas Group (SMG), according to an analysis of human-tiger conflict data.

WWF Takes Aggressive Action to Save Nepal’s Tigers

Nepal’s Suklaphanta (Sook-lah-fahn-tah) Wildlife Reserve was once considered prime tiger habitat because of abundant prey and the relative scarcity of competing predators. A sustainable population in this protected area is crucial for maintaining the genetic diversity of tigers in the region. Because of concerns that Suklaphanta’s tiger population was shrinking due to illegal poaching, WWF and partners began conducting more frequent and comprehensive surveys of the tigers.

Flawed U.S. Regulations Make Tigers in Captivity Vulnerable, New Report Shows

Huge gaps in U.S. regulations for tigers held in captivity could make the big cats a target for illegal trade, wildlife trade monitoring group TRAFFIC and World Wildlife Fund found in the first-ever comprehensive report on captive tiger regulations across the United States

Endangered Tiger Moved to Reserve in India in First-Ever Attempt at Relocation

In a groundbreaking effort to preserve the species, an endangered Bengal tiger was relocated to the Sariska tiger reserve in India on June 28th—an area where the entire tiger population was wiped out a few years ago.

Body Part by Body Part, Sumatran Tigers Are Being Sold into Extinction

WASHINGTON – Laws protecting the critically endangered Sumatran Tiger have failed to prevent tiger body parts being openly sold in Indonesia, according to a TRAFFIC report launched today.

Missouri, Auburn and Clemson Universities announce Tigers for Tigers Challenge

WASHINGTON -- December 19 2007 -- Just in time for college football bowl season, the University of Missouri, Auburn University and Clemson University have squared off in another battle: to stop tiger farming and the illegal trade in tiger parts. The three major universities---all with famous tiger mascots---have joined forces with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and initiated a friendly competition to see which school and its alumni can raise the most money to aid real-world tigers around the globe.

Tigers get more protection in Russia’s Far East, says WWF

Vladivostok, Russia--Today the Russian Government created a new national park that is habitat for the endangered Siberian tiger in the country’s Far Eastern region after six years of research and negotiation by World Wildlife Fund. Roughly the size of Rhode Island, Anyuiskii National Park—1562.5 square miles--is the largest of three protected areas established by the Russian government in 2007.

Winner went Wild with the Tiger!

Washington DC - An intricately carved Royal Bengal Tiger by Gail H. of Vienna, West Virginia, won the WWF and HP online photo contest "Going Wild with Pumpkins". Gail used a special stencil from among 10 wildlife-themed designs aimed at raising awareness of wildlife and environmental issues, and won an HP Photosmart photo printer and digital camera.

WWF Chief Scientist Testifies on Behalf of Great Cats, Rare Canids and International Cranes

WASHINGTON- Dr. Eric Dinerstein, Chief Scientist and Vice-President for Conservation Science at World Wildlife Fund testified before the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans of the House Committee on Natural Resources today on three bills - H.R. 1464, the Great Cats and Rare Canids Conservation Act of 2007, H.R. 1913, the Great Cats Conservation Act of 2007, and H.R. 1771, the Crane Conservation Act of 2007. Modeled on the highly successful conservation programs for elephants, rhinos, tigers, great apes, sea turtles and neotropical migratory birds, the bills would establish conservation programs to protect some of the world's most endangered and iconic species.

Cross border haul of Illegal bear and tiger parts seized in Russian Far East

Customs and the Frontier Service in the Primorskii province in the Russian Far East have seized a massive cache of illegal wildlife products bound for China.

WWF Photographs Three-Legged Sumatran Tiger That May Have Survived Capture, Escaped from Snare

WASHINGTON - A WWF camera trap inside an Indonesian national park has captured photographs of a Sumatran tiger in the wild that appears to have escaped from a snare by cutting its paw off.

Russia Declares Second Tiger Park in Span of One Week

Vladivostok, Russia—Adding the second national park for Siberian tigers in the span of one week, the Russian Government this past weekend established “Udege Legend” National Park for tiger conservation and the cultural preservation of an indigenous way of life. Now Russia’s protected a total of 419,000 acres of Siberian or Amur tiger habitat as national park.

World's largest photo mosaic of tiger unveiled at CITES; World leaders urged to end tiger trade

WASHINGTON - A two-storey-high photo mosaic of a tiger, created from personal photos of nearly 25,000 tiger lovers worldwide, was unveiled in The Netherlands today to urge world leaders to end all trade in tigers. Individuals from more than 140 countries contributed their pictures to it.

Study: Viable Tiger Populations, Tiger Trade Incompatible

The Hague – In the cover story of this month’s BioScience journal, leading tiger experts warn that if tigers are to survive, governments must stop all trade in tiger products from wild and captive-bred sources, as well as ramp up efforts to conserve the species and their habitats. The paper, “The Fate of Wild Tigers,” describes the wild tiger's population decline as "catastrophic" and urges international cooperation to ensure the animal's continued existence in the wild.

Update on Census of World's Most Endangered Cat: Female Amur Leopard Found Dead

Vladivostok, Russia—Following the April 18 announcement that only 25 to 34 of the Amur or Far Eastern leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) remain in the wild, World Wildlife Fund says the number must now be revised because a female Amur leopard was killed.

WWF Experts at Global Tiger Forum Available to Discuss Big Cat Conservation, China Tiger Trade Ban

Kathmandu, Nepal – The world’s leading tiger experts and delegates from at least 12 countries are gathering in Nepal this week to discuss the future of the world’s endangered wild tigers at the International Tiger Symposium and Global Tiger Forum. WWF and TRAFFIC scientists, policy experts and wildlife trade authorities are available to provide updates and comment on the meetings.

WWF Applauds Initial Congressional Efforts to Enact Bills to Protect Rhinos, Tigers and Elephants

The U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans has passed two bills that provide funding for programs that protect endangered rhinos, tigers and elephants:

Lifting Chinese Tiger Trade Ban a Death Sentence for Wild Tigers say WWF and TRAFFIC

WASHINGTON- Any easing of the current Chinese ban on trading products made from tigers is likely a death sentence for the endangered cats, according to a new TRAFFIC report released today by World Wildlife Fund and TRAFFIC-the wildlife trade monitoring program of WWF and IUCN.

Biggest Bust in a Decade of Tiger, Bear Parts in Russia

WASHINGTON - Russian law enforcement officials today seized three Siberian tiger skins, eight tiger paws and 332 tiger bones as well as 531 saiga horns and 283 Asiatic black bear paws near the Russian border with China, making it the the largest bust of its kind in at least a decade. The seizure took place in a village near Russia's eastern border with China in an area where World Wildlife Fund (WWF) works with government authorities to combat the illegal trade of wildlife products when police stopped a car that had its passenger seats removed and was stuffed full of bags. The driver claimed to be delivering bags of potatoes but upon inspection police discovered the animal parts.

Tiger Goes on Camera-Crushing Spree

WASHINGTON - Paparazzi-hating Hollywood stars have nothing on a camera-averse young tiger in central Sumatra that recently went on a 10-day spree of destruction that left three WWF's camera traps in pieces in the jungle. In each case, the film inside was spared and revealed that the same culprit was responsible for all three incidents. Scientists believe the camera's flash upset the tiger.

Tiger Habitat Down From Just A Decade Ago, New Study Finds

WASHINGTON - The most comprehensive scientific study of tiger habitats ever done finds that the big cats reside in 40 percent less habitat than they were thought to a decade ago. The tigers now occupy only 7 percent of their historic range. The report and related materials can be downloaded at www.tigermaps.org

Alarming Decline in Nepal's Rhinos and Tigers

Washington - Results released today by World Wildlife Fund of the first assessment done in two years in one of Nepal's premier national parks reveal an alarming decline in tiger and rhino populations, indicating widespread poaching. The area only became accessible for visits since the ceasefire between the Maoist insurgents and government troops a month ago.

Caught on Film: WWF Captures Tiger, Tiger Bites Back

Washington - It's rare to escape a tiger attack unscathed. But a hidden camera set up in the Indonesian jungle by World Wildlife Fund has captured a rare Sumatran tiger walking through the jungle and then assaulting the camera after the flash goes off. The camera survived the attack and even took an image from inside the tiger's mouth.