According to a recent study, elephants and tigers have emerged as the most desired animals for Brits hoping to witness them in their natural habitats. The research, conducted by Audley Travel, also identified lions and dolphins as highly sought-after wildlife encounters among the British population. In addition to the aforementioned animals, giraffes and giant pandas […]
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What is a Selfie Worth? Undercover Investigation Reveals Tiger Abuse in Thai Zoos
Animal rights charity Lady Freethinker (LFT) has conducted an undercover investigation into the treatment of tigers in Thai zoos, revealing widespread abuse for tourist selfies. LFT visited 11 zoos across Thailand and documented instances of cruelty against the tigers used as “photo props.” The investigation uncovered disturbing practices, including tigers having lighter flames placed under […]
‘Europe’s Joe Exotic’ torn to shreds and eaten by lions as cops find just traces of body
Cops were only able to find parts of the body of a zoo owner who was torn to shreds by his own lions while he tried to feed them. Jozef B, 56, who is better known as Europe’s Joe Exotic, was slaughtered by his lions on Tuesday (May 16) after attempting to feed the beasts […]
Lack of large prey may be feeding rise in Nepal’s human-tiger conflicts
KATHMANDU — Until a few months ago, residents of Geruwa, a rural municipality in western Nepal, used to rush to their homes before dusk and shut themselves indoors. That was the only way they knew to protect themselves and their livestock from the tigers that would prowl this area on the fringes of Bardiya National […]
Tiger Population in Thai Wildlife Sanctuary Sees Increases for the First Time in 30 Years
Some good news out of Kanchanaburi, Thailand has arrived. A wildlife sanctuary in Southeast Asia has seen its tiger population increase for the first time in three decades. Staff working at the Salak Phra Wildlife Sanctuary were able to identify three Indochinese tigers by their distinctive stripe patterns. The three cats were observed in a […]
Poaching Gang Busted with Tiger Skins and Skeletons
A notorious tiger poaching gang was busted in India recently with a 10-foot-long tiger skin, one tiger skeleton, and one leopard skeleton. In a huge anti-poaching operation across India, the Tamil Nadu Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) and Wildlife SOS intercepted six members of the big cat poaching community. They had traveled from Delhi to […]
For tigers in Nepal, highways are a giant roadblock best avoided
KATHMANDU — It starts off like the premise for a joke: “Why did the tigers cross the road?” But for researchers and conservationists in Nepal, the spread of roads throughout the big cats’ habitat is no laughing matter. A new study underscores just how serious the problem is, showing that road traffic impedes tiger movements […]
Himalayan catfight looms as tigers, leopards venture into snow leopard land
KATHMANDU — A tiger sits quietly surrounded by trees, observing something in the distance. It then roars and darts toward its target: a leopard that jumps down from a tree. The two big cats confront one another, but with the leopard taking the submissive stance of lying on the ground, the standoff doesn’t escalate into […]