News and Publications from WWF Tiger Programme
19 Apr 2008
WWF camera traps yield eight rare Far Eastern leopards
Russia - Scientists have succeeded in capturing images of eight individual Far Eastern leopards in a census carried out jointly by WWF Russia and Institute for Sustainable use of Nature Resources (ISUNR) in the vicinity of Kedrovaya Pad` nature reserve Russia. Often called the ‘golden reserves’ of Russia, the Far Eastern Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) is an extremely rare species of wild cats in the world.
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25 Mar 2008
APP irregularities threaten massive climate and tiger impact
Pekanbaru, INDONESIA – One of the world’s biggest carbon stores and a key tiger habitat are threatened by a new logging road in Riau Province, Sumatra, according to an investigative report published today.
An absence of permits and other irregularities suggest that the new road cutting into Kampar peninsula is likely to be illegal, says Riau’s Eyes on the Forest group, a coalition of local NGO network Jikalahari, Walhi Riau, and WWF-Indonesia. » Read more
20 Feb 2008
Wildlife trading ring “dismantled” on Sino-Russian border
Key members of a smuggling ring trading tiger skins and bear parts into China will face trial in March after a 6 month operation in which WWF and TRAFFIC provided technical assistance to customs, police and navy officials in the Russian far east. » Read more
13 Feb 2008
Body part by body part, Sumatran Tigers are being sold into extinction
Laws protecting the critically endangered Sumatran Tiger have failed to prevent tiger body parts being offered on open sale in Indonesia, according to a new TRAFFIC report . » Read more
13 Feb 2008
India's tigers at risk - census confirms
The long-awaited India Tiger Estimation, released yesterday by the government of India, shows the country more at risk of losing its national symbol to poaching and habitat loss, WWF India said yesterday.
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06 Feb 2008
South Asian nations pledge cooperation on rampant wildlife trade
Kathmandu, Nepal – All eight South Asian nations have agreed to step up cooperation in addressing wildlife trade problems in the area, home to such rare and prized species as tigers, snow leopards, and one-horned rhinoceroses and recognized as one of the prime targets of international organized wildlife crime networks. » Read more
07 Jan 2008
Illegal logging and road building threatens tigers and tribes of the Heart of Sumatra
Field investigations in central Sumatra have found that the home of two tribes of indigenous people and endangered elephants, tigers and orang-utans faces “being split in half” by the construction of “a legally questionable highway” for logging trucks servicing one of the world’s largest paper companies. » Read more
21 Dec 2007
A new national park for Russian tigers
Endangered northern Amur tigers have received a boost to their protection through the creation of a new national park in Khabarovsk province, located in the Russian Far East.
The Russian Government signed a decree declaring the new Aniyuiskii national park on December 15, making it the third established in this region this year. » Read more
23 Sep 2007
"Do not cut Korean Pine – Save Amur Tiger"
On the occasion of the traditional Tiger Day on September 23 2007 in Vladivostok, WWF-Russia raised an issue on the protection of Korean pine-broadleaved forests which are home for the Amur tiger. » Read more
06 Sep 2007
Report: State of China's wildlife trade
TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network — a joint programme of WWF and IUCN — has published a snapshot of the state of wildlife trade in China in 2006. » Read more
