India’s first anti-poaching tiger force begins work

By Habib Beary Bangalore 4 January 2012 Last updated at 07:04 ET India’s first forest ranger unit charged specifically with preventing tiger poaching has gone into action. The 54-member force will patrol tiger reserves in national parks straddling the borders of Karnataka, Tamil Nado and Kerala states in the south. The Special Tiger Protection Force [...]

‘Tiger skin old or new, crime is crime’

Posted On Tuesday, January 03, 2012 at 06:05:17 AM Ravi Kumar, V Harish and Varun Kumar, all 19 years of age and studying in a college in Mysore, felt they had hit a jackpot when they stumbled upon an old tiger skin. They decided to sell it and fund their amusements. But luck was not [...]

N.J. owners of captive tigers face further restrictions under new bill passed by Senate

Published: Thursday, December 15, 2011, 3:46 PM Updated: Thursday, December 15, 2011, 3:59 PM TRENTON — Owners of captive tigers in New Jersey would be subject to stricter reporting and registration requirements under a bill passed by the state Senate today. “I can’t say that anything we do today will save these majestic animals in [...]

Senate Votes Thursday 12/15 – Stop tigers being killed for their parts in NJ

New Jersey Friends!! Please Take Action for Tigers TODAY!! There is an important vote coming up Thursday to protect tigers from ending up in the illegal trade. Please contact your NJ Senators asking them to support S. 3061 It only takes a few minutes to show you care about these great cats. Please visit the [...]

New Jersey Residents: Stop tigers being killed for their parts!

Please voice your support for S. 3061, a bill to require registration and detailed tracking of all tigers in New Jersey and prevent them from being slaughtered for the trade in their parts. The bill goes before the Committee on Thursday so please take action now!! This action alert from Big Cat Rescue – Tampa [...]

Sullivan: Free Tony the Tiger

By Diane Sullivan, Holly Vietzke, and Rose Church/Guest columnists Posted Sep 15, 2011 @ 01:57 PM Last update Sep 15, 2011 @ 03:08 PM Parents in Massachusetts bring their children to the zoo to see tigers. Parents in Maine need only bring them to their neighbor’s house, where it is legal to keep a tiger [...]

With 200 tigers, Corbett turns a proud 75

A majestic Royal Bengal Tiger in the Corbett National Park, which completes 75 years this year. IANS | Sep 11, 2011, 01.48PM IST One of the nurseries of India’s tiger conservation movement and Asia’s first endeavour to have a national park, the Corbett National Park turns 75 this year, marking a string of successes despite [...]

Tigers Like Tony Need Your Help Now!!!

Tony The Truck Stop Tiger represents one of the thousands of privately owned tigers in the United States whose numbers are greater than tigers left in the wild. Captive U.S. tigers languish in roadside zoos and attractions, are exploited and abused in circuses, photo ops and exhibitions, entertainment shows, pseudo-sanctuaries, bred for profit or are [...]

Thai Police Arrest Suspected Tiger Trafficker

A 15-month-old female Bengal tiger looks out from its cage during a police news conference in Bangkok, Thailand Sunday, May 22, 2011. Police in Thailand have arrested a man suspected of being a key player in one of the country’s largest tiger trafficking rings, police and a wildlife conservation group said Sunday. (Apichart Weerawong/AP Photo) [...]

Vietnam zoo owner jailed for tiger sales

(AFP) – 03.26.2011 HANOI — The owner of a private zoo in Vietnam has been jailed for three years for selling the endangered tigers that he was supposed to protect, a conservation group and officials said Friday. Huynh Van Hai, of Thanh Canh Tourism Park in Binh Duong province, near Ho Chi Minh City, was [...]