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A winding track through dense woodlands takes us to the Telia Lake in the southeast of the Tadoba Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra. Our guide explains that it was discovered by tiger cubs and taken off to play with, hence the claw and tooth marks. All of a sudden, in a hushed voice he says one word only: “Tigers!”
Nitin hopes to enlarge his collection of photos of Tigers. I am curious to see whatever awaits us in the Nagzira Tiger Reserve. Birds included common species such as Black Drongos , Jungle Babblers and a Hoopoe. Nitin will stay for a few more days and get his close-ups of Tigers.)
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. Tags: India wildlife trafficking poaching tigers china endangeredspecies.
A coordinated international law enforcement operation has led to the arrest of 25 individuals suspected of taking part in the illicit trade of tigers, one of the world's most endangeredspecies. Tags: wildlife smuggling tigers interpol asia endangeredspecies.
From EcoWorldly.the frozen carcass of a baby tiger was found in the trunk of a taxi cab on its way to a buyer in Hanoi. The baby tiger was between four and five months old. The baby tiger was between four and five months old.
India is to amend its wildlife crime laws to protect the country's tigers, a government minister said. He added that the forest ministry, state governments and a separate authority on the management of tiger reserves had agreed to work together to ensure conservation of the endangered animal.
It's the Year of the Tiger on the Chinese calendar and there's plenty of talk and meetings going around. Tags: tigers china endangeredspecies. I like this opinion piece in the Huffington Post. But what does it really mean if you and I don't engage in saving this beautiful animal?
A tin yellow tiger is staring at us from the Melghat Tiger Reserve gates, as the narrow tarmac road winds through teak forest ( Tectona grandis ) along the hillside. From the next curve in the road, I can see the cows grazing deep in the valley: “If I was a tiger, I would check my prey from here.”
On our last visit to the grasslands of Manas we saw not one but two endangered Bengal Floricans in fifteen minutes, with a Pied Falconet thrown in for good measure! Commoner species include Bar-headed Geese , parakeets, shrikes, mynas and minivets. Kaziranga has one of the densest populations of Bengal Tiger in India.
Three endangered Malayan tiger cubs were born at Busch Gardens Tampa Sunday, March 31. These births are critical to help preserve the species. Malayan tigers are critically endangered. The births are part of park’s partnership in the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Species Survival Plan® (SSP).
Detectives seized 200 products believed to be made from endangered animals including musk deer, leopards and tigers. The raid took place on the day an amendment to the law controlling illegal trade in endangeredspecies came into effect.
The Kathmandu Global Tiger Workshop declared 2010 to be the Year of the Tiger. The intention is to focus on saving the tigerspecies which is being decimated. When China won't support a ban on tiger farms, nor will it work to curb the ridiculous demand for tiger products in its own country, what's the point?
A tin yellow tiger is staring at us from the Melghat Tiger Reserve gates, as the narrow tarmac road winds through teak forest ( Tectona grandis ) along the hillside. From the next curve in the road, I can see the cows grazing deep in the valley: “If I was a tiger, I would check my prey from here.”
A private zoo operator in Taiwan cross-bred lions and tigers, resulting in three "liger" cubs. Both species are endangered and it is illegal to cross breed them. Tags: zoos taiwan tigers lion endangeredspecies. One died and the other two were seized for sheltering at a research institution.
Illegal trade in tiger meat and bones is also alive, continuing to threaten the extinction of an already depleted species, he said. Tags: wildlife smuggling Traditional Chinese Medicine tigers exotic meat china endangeredspecies.
Tigers are the ones getting most of the attention. Tags: India leopard endangeredspecies. You don't hear much about leopards. But they are seriously threatened by extinction too. This article says India is losing more than one a day.
It's not just tiger parts and elephant tusks that are being used for so called "traditional" medicinal uses. Tags: traditional medicine poaching primates endangeredspecies. I didn't know primates were in demand too. I knew about bush meat, but not about this. Will it ever end?
It's those species that either have a powerful personality or a cute face that endear people to them and garner news attention. Examples include panda bears, wolves, elephants, tigers, etc. It's easier to motivate people to save them as opposed to other species that are vital, but either boring or ugly. So what happens to them?
The fish owl is an endangeredspecies, and before Slaght’s work, very little was known about it, especially in Russia. (It He wanted to do research that would have a conservation impact. And he hated being in larch bogs, the habitat of the Hooded Crane. So, Blakiston’s Fish Owl it was.
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