Articles for tag: Tigers

Cultural Significance: More Than Just an Animal

Malayan Tigers in Safe Hands: A Conservation Story You Need to Know

Annette Uy

Picture this: You’re walking through one of the world’s oldest rainforests, camera trap footage in hand, and suddenly your heart skips a beat. Four shapes emerge from the digital shadows – a mother tiger and her three cubs, padding silently through the Malaysian wilderness. This isn’t just any wildlife sighting. This is hope captured on ...

Tiger Farming in Asia: Conservation Catastrophe or Pragmatic Protection?

Tiger Farming in Asia: Conservation Catastrophe or Pragmatic Protection?

Annette Uy

Imagine standing at the edge of a dense jungle, hearing the distant roar of a tiger—a sound growing rarer every year. Now picture that majestic animal not in the wild, but pacing restlessly behind metal bars on a sprawling farm in Asia. This is the unsettling reality of tiger farming, a practice that sparks heated ...

Tasmania Used to Have a Tiger — And Some People Say It Still Does

Tasmania Used to Have a Tiger — And Some People Say It Still Does

Annette Uy

Imagine trekking through the misty forests of Tasmania, your heart pounding as you catch a glimpse of a striped shadow darting between ancient trees. For decades, the legend of the Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine, has haunted the island’s wild places and the hearts of those who dare to believe in the impossible. Officially extinct for ...

Are Sumatran Tigers Extinct? Science Thinks No

Andrew Alpin

It’s because of a random strand of hair discovered somewhere in the dense Indonesian rainforest that scientists believe Javan Tigers still roam this planet. Declared extinct in 2008, many had lost hope of their return, but then something miraculous occurred. However, it took time. Introduction After discovering a piece of hair in 2019, it wasn’t ...

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The Last Stripes: Tiger Population Continues to Decline

Andrew Alpin

Tigers populations have faced decades of habitat destruction, poaching, and human-wildlife conflict, leading to a dramatic decline in their numbers. Today, they are among the most endangered species on Earth. The tiger’s plight is a sobering reminder of how swiftly a species can plummet toward extinction when human activities go unchecked. The Numbers There are ...