amur tiger

India's Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav highlighted the nation's "coexistence-based management" approach to tackle human-wildlife conflict amidst growing economies. He emphasized that conservation efforts extend beyond mere numbers, focusing on habitat expansion, connectivity, and multi-species protection, including tigers, lions, leopards, snow leopards, and cheetahs, with the International Big Cat Alliance poised to foster cross-border cooperation.

While tigers are apex predators, they are not invincible. Animals like wild boar with sharp tusks, massive gaur, and even large pythons can pose a significant threat. Packs of dholes and their closest rival, the lion, also present formidable challenges, demonstrating that even the king of the jungle can face defeat.

Two orphaned amur tigers, Boris and Svetlaya, were reunited in the wilds of Russia after a three-year, 200-kilometer separation. Raised in captivity and released into different areas, Boris remarkably traveled the vast distance to rejoin Svetlaya. They successfully bred, boosting the endangered amur tiger population and highlighting the success of conservation efforts.

Russia will host a tiger preservation summit in Vladivostok in 2010, according to the Russian branch of World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

The term ‘ecotourism’ may sound benign and politically correct, but scientists say today, the Royal Bengal Tiger is more stressed out than its Siberian counterpart, largely because of ecotourism. After completing hormone studies, the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology’s Laboratory for Conservation of Endangered Species (LaCONES), Hyderabad, scientists now root for greater distance between man and tiger as they fear that proximity to human habitations may affect their reproductive rates.

Britain’s Wildlife Vets International (WVI) plans to study whether a virus common among Indian dogs was infecting tigers of the Sunderbans and turning them into man-eaters.

A Siberian tiger terrorized a Chinese village, leaving a farmer injured and residents on high alert. The massive feline was caught on camera ramming through a metal gate, prompting authorities to warn of potential danger. While one tiger was confirmed, a local claims to have seen two of the endangered predators.

Russian PM Vladimir Putin received an amur tiger cub as birthday present this year, a media report said.

Interestingly, Santhanam will also be adopting a tiger from Vandalur Zoo soon.

The animal has a strong reason to live within the very heart of this isolated habitat. For one, this creature uses camouflage in such a manner that blends perfectly into the environment; such camouflage is not only extraordinary but is, for its survival, an essential asset. How this creature camouflage works and why is really interesting.

Several human-tiger tugof-war games were held in Changsha Ecological Zoo, in Hunan, last week as a trial of the activity, which will be officially launched next week.

DNA from an extinct sub-species of tiger has revealed that the ancestors of modern tigers migrated through the heart of China, along what would later become known as 'the Silk Road'.

India now boasts the world's largest wild tiger population, estimated at 3,682 individuals, significantly surpassing Russia and China. This remarkable conservation success, driven by decades of dedicated policy and enforcement, makes India the primary custodian of the species' future. The nation's efforts highlight that extinction is not inevitable with sustained conservation.

Eighty-four cubs of the Siberian tiger, one of the most endangered animals in the world, have been born since March 2007 in northeast China's Heilongjiang province.

The aim of the funding is to help increase the number of tigers in the wild and improve the livelihood of communities living in and close to their habitat.

Tigers, the largest cat species, have seen their habitats shrink due to human encroachment. All subspecies are endangered, with nine existing types, including Bengal, Siberian, Sumatran, and South China tigers. Unique stripe patterns identify individual tigers. Habitat loss and poaching are key threats. Extinct subspecies include the Caspian, Bali, and Javan tigers.