Owning a cheetah has become a status symbol in the Middle East, according to the Convention on the Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), who warns their popularity as a “hot new luxury pet” is putting wild cheetah populations at greater risk – and possibly extinction....
On July 29th, Global Tiger Day will be celebrated worldwide. Wild tiger populations have declined over 90% in the past 100 years. It is estimated that less that 3000 tigers currently live in the wild. Several tiger subspecies are already extinct. Tigers have been...
via Conservation India/Economic Times Due to the man-tiger conflict in the state, India’s National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has directed Uttar Pradesh, the country’s fifth largest state, to identify “potential” man-eaters and...
News Source: ALTA Conservation – A Decline in the Wild Amur Tiger Population It’s a sad day for the Amur tigers. Last week when rangers were patrolling a National Park in Russia, they came across a dead male Amur tiger. It was believed that the death of this...
News Source: ALTA Conservation – Amazing News from China ALTA CONSERVATION: Wildlife Conservation Society’s Jon Slaght has sent us this blog update with incredible news from China: FIRST DOCUMENTATION OF AMUR LEOPARD REPRODUCTION IN CHINA! On October 9th 2013,...
How to Track, Capture, and Tag a Snow Leopard (Photos) The Epoch Times Snow-leopard territory reaches through China, Nepal, and India. There are about 18 snow leopards in Kangchenjunga Conservation Area. The snow leopard is endangered because of hunting, habitat loss,...
