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Rare Tigers Raised in Africa to be “Rewilded” in China
Critically Endangered South China tiger cubs born in captivity in China, but raised in South Africa where they were taught to hunt for their food, are soon to be introduced into a controlled wilderness...
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Can 2,000 Wild Tigers Find Sanctuary in Thailand Forest?
Thailand’s Western Forest Complex (WEFCOM) is a large protected landscape along the Thailand-Myanmar border of the Tenasserim Range that covers more than 18,000 square kilometers (7,000 square miles),...
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In Search of Nepal’s Missing Tigers
Nepal’s estimated 120 adult wild tigers do not take into account the young mountain landscape in the Churia region, so the country could be home to more big cats than believed. Using a grant from the...
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Tiger Parts Seized in Raid on Malaysia Restaurant
A restaurant owner could face RM600,000 (U.S.$196,000) in fines and time in jail after authorities found him in possession of meat and parts of several protected species including several pieces of...
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India’s Latest Tiger Count Is Seriously Inadequate
Nagarahole National Park, India–Tigers do not roar. Lions roar. In the complete night of the Indian jungle, a tiger resonates. The very forest vibrates when it speaks. Yes, I understand the physics:...
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Saving the Tiger
Photo by Michael Nichols, c. NGS. Tigers are getting a helping hand from the government of Bangladesh, which is readying more forces to protect the critically endangered Royal Bengal Tiger. Only 400 of...
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And the 10,000th National Geographic Grant Goes to…
As of today, the National Geographic Society has issued 10,000 grants funding research and exploration since 1890—including ten National Geographic grant projects that, according to an internal panel,...
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Panthera and NG Team Up to Save Big Cats
(This text is taken mainly from the National Geographic press release announcing the collaboration.) (Washington, D.C.) – National Geographic’s Big Cats Initiative (BCI) has formed an important...
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‘Stars for Stripes’—Celebrities Come Out to Support Tiger Conservation
Contributing Editor Dr. Jordan Schaul introduces Katie Cleary’s Peace 4 Animals organization, which has teamed up with Born Free USA to host a Star-Studded Red Carpet Gala—”Stars for Stripes”—in...
View ArticleTop 10 “Nat Geo Talks” Videos for 2012
Live presentations have been a part of National Geographic since the Society’s inception in the 19th century, allowing people to embark for an evening on expeditions to the far reaches of the world...
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Big Data and Analytics Helping to Protect Big Cats
By Charlotte Davies, Crime Analyst, Environmental Investigation Agency; and Shaun Hipgrave, Intelligence Analytics Expert at IBM From tracking the illegal trading of hazardous substances and uncovering...
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Hold Off That Tiger: Shades of “The Hangover” in Real Life
What do you do if you find a tiger in the bathroom? That was a plot point in the first Hangover movie, and now it’s a real-life story. The Salina Journal reports that last Saturday, a woman who’d gone...
View ArticleTop 10 Headlines Today: Hot Pink Slugs, Mars’ Dangerous Radiation…
The top 10 news stories on our radar today. Tell @NatGeo what you’re reading with #NatGeoDaily Photo: Giant, Hot Pink Slugs Discovered “The bizarre 8-inch creatures exist only in the alpine forest...
View ArticleSumatra Sanctuary Reports “Unexpected Density” of Tigers
It’s not often we can share good news of the world’s remaining wild tigers. This week Panthera, a global big cat conservation organization, said a preliminary survey it helped organize had discovered...
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Counting the Tigers That You Cannot See
A tiger investigates a wildlife camera used to document the big cat populations of India. Photograph by Ullas Karanth/WCS. This is the first in a series of articles on big cat conservation by Ullas...
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Why the World Bank Is Saving Tigers
“Wait, what?” people would say when I told them I worked for the Global Tiger Initiative at the World Bank. “The Bank is saving tigers?” For a financial institution that strives to end world poverty,...
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Steve Winter’s Journey to Tigers Forever
This week, wildlife photojournalist Steve Winter’s story about cougars appears in the December issue of National Geographic. He’s become the big cat guy—it’s the fourth species he’s covered for the...
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The Patient Photography of Steve Winter
Photography by Steve Winter/National Geographic National Geographic wildlife photographers have often recounted the painful waiting period that comes with getting the perfect shot. Countless hours are...
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Of Tiger and Lion Bones and the Legalizing of the Rhino Horn Trade
Confiscated rhino horn about to be burned in a show of defiance against poaching—currently an unused resource in the fight against wildlife crime. Photograph courtesy Karl Ammann. At the CITES...
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Three Thousand Wild Tigers
Talking Tigers: Part 1 of a 12-part series When I began intensive tiger research for our Tigers Forever book project two years back, I was shocked to learn, through a series of casual conversations,...
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