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Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve: the Tiger Afternoon

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A winding track through dense woodlands takes us to the Telia Lake in the southeast of the Tadoba Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra. Our guide explains that it was discovered by tiger cubs and taken off to play with, hence the claw and tooth marks. All of a sudden, in a hushed voice he says one word only: “Tigers!”

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Endangered Malayan Tiger Cubs Born at Busch Gardens Tampa

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Three endangered Malayan tiger cubs were born at Busch Gardens Tampa Sunday, March 31. Malayan tigers are critically endangered. Malayan tigers are critically endangered. These newborn cubs will add to the genetic diversity of the Malayan tiger population and contribute to conservation efforts for the species.

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Sobering Tiger Statistics

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Parts of at least 1,069 Tigers have been seized in Tiger range countries over the past decade, according to new analysis of Tiger seizures carried out by TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network. Tags: India wildlife trafficking poaching tigers china endangered species.

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Rarer than Tigers: the Indian Wild Dog

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Nitin hopes to enlarge his collection of photos of Tigers. I am curious to see whatever awaits us in the Nagzira Tiger Reserve. Among teak and bamboo thickets, a winding forest road takes us deeper into the enchanted Snake Jungle, but alas, not a Tiger in sight. Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve: the Gaur Morning.

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Interpol Makes Arrests in Tiger Smuggling

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A coordinated international law enforcement operation has led to the arrest of 25 individuals suspected of taking part in the illicit trade of tigers, one of the world's most endangered species. Tags: wildlife smuggling tigers interpol asia endangered species.

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Tiger Killed in India

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A tiger was found dead outside the Kohra forest range of Kaziranga on Saturday, sparking suspicions of revenge killing by angry residents of adjoining villages. The tiger was aged between seven and eight and may have died around two days ago. We found the ninth rib of the tiger broken and partially calcified.

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Rufescent Tiger Heron

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The Rufescent Tiger Heron tigrisoma lineatum , is one of the three species from the Tigrisoma genus of South America. Sexes are alike, but juveniles carry a cryptic, striped plumage (shared with the juvenile Fasciated and Bare-throated Tiger Herons) which conforms even more closely to the “tiger-bodied” translation of the generic name.

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World Tiger Day

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Tiger Farms in China

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The BBC has an article about the spreading practice of "farming" tigers. Tags: tigers china.

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Action Alert to Help Louisiana Tiger

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This is an awful story of a tiger kept captive at a horrible truck stop in Louisiana. The Animal Legal Defense League is trying to save it. Please visit this link and respond.

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China Calls for Tiger Protection

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India’s newfound partnership with China on environment issues has yielded results in the area of tiger protection as well. You can put tigers on a farm for legal parts harvesting and still call it "protection." Tags: India wildlife trafficking poaching tigers china. I don't trust the Chinese government on any issue.

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Tiger Abuse at Chinese Zoos

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It is an irony not lost on the Chinese public that the Year of the Tiger has not been good for the big cats. On Tuesday, state media reported that dozens of tigers and other endangered animals had died of malnutrition over the past two years at the Northern Forest Zoo in the Chinese city of Harbin. Tags: zoos tigers china.

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Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve: the Gaur Morning

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In front of us, in the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve one wild Grey Junglefowl runs across the road. For you and me, there are about 200 bird species, but for proper tourists, there seem to be only five species in the reserve: Bengal Tiger , Leopard , Sloth Bear , Indian Wild Dog (Dhole) and the Gaur. February 2013. And we are in it.

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Baby Tiger Victim of Wildlife Trade

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From EcoWorldly.the frozen carcass of a baby tiger was found in the trunk of a taxi cab on its way to a buyer in Hanoi. The baby tiger was between four and five months old. The baby tiger was between four and five months old.

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Tiger Slaughtered in Indonesian Zoo

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Tigers are not safe anywhere. Tags: zoos wildlife crime poaching tigers indonesia. A Sumatran female at the Taman Rimbo Zoo was drugged by poachers, slaughtered and harvested for her parts. Just awful.

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Are Thai Temple Tigers Drugged?

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Some conservationists worry that the tigers living at a Buddhist Temple in Thailand are drugged, but the monks deny it. Tourists visiting the Tiger Temple pay big money: anything from $15 just for entry, up to $50 for the very special photograph of a tiger with its head in your lap. Tags: tigers thailand.

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2009 is the Year of the Tiger

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With only 3,200 tigers left in the wild. Tags: tigers.

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Tiger Dies from Poaching Injuries in Malaysia

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Another tiger lost. Tags: poaching tigers malaysia endangered species.

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India Takes More Steps to Protect Tigers

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India is to amend its wildlife crime laws to protect the country's tigers, a government minister said. He added that the forest ministry, state governments and a separate authority on the management of tiger reserves had agreed to work together to ensure conservation of the endangered animal.

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Man Arrested with Frozen Tigers and Panther in House

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The guy was clearly trafficking in illegal parts as there were about 50 kg of bones belonging to other tigers. Tags: wildlife smuggling vietnam wildlife trafficking tigers panthers. This happened in Vietnam.

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Tigers To Go Extinct in 15 Years? Thanks China!

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As this article points out , tigers are worth more dead than alive if you use humanity's flawed accounting system. Tags: wildlife crime extinction Traditional Chinese Medicine tigers china. It's not only China, but all Asian countries that are playing a major role in reducing this beautiful animal's number.

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San Francisco Zoo Struggles After Tiger Attack

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Things have been tough at the San Francisco Zoo after Tatiana the Siberian tiger attacked those three people in 2007. The zoo made major changes to its emergency-response procedures, including raising the wall of the tiger grotto, found to be about 4 feet shorter than what national standards recommend. It's a long list.

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"Year of the Tiger" Simply Means "Year of More Summits"

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It's the Year of the Tiger on the Chinese calendar and there's plenty of talk and meetings going around. Tags: tigers china endangered species. I like this opinion piece in the Huffington Post. But what does it really mean if you and I don't engage in saving this beautiful animal?

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India Reaches Out to Neighbors to Save Tigers

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Tags: India poaching tigers china endangered species.

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Mystery of the last Tasmanian tiger solved

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Interesting facts about Tigers

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Tiger Kills Chinese Man Who Jumped into Enclosure

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Tiger sharks helped discover the world’s largest seagrass prairie

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Tigers in South Africa are being intensively farmed for commercial trade –

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What animal species are evil, i.e eat their offspring

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Tiger and Squirel males will kill a mother's children so she will become broody and be back for mating season. I know dolphins are rapists, zoophiles using other fish for flashlights , and necrophiliacs. I'm just wondering what other species of animals are awful? submitted by /u/scararcher [link] [comments]

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Tasmanian tiger: remains of the last-known thylacine unearthed in museum | Tasmania

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Scientists plan to bring back the Tasmanian tiger from extinction

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Tigers at the zoo

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the petting zoo i was at had tiger babys,lions,albino lions and tigers

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There are 40% more tigers in the world than previously estimated

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[self] Look Guys, A Royal Bengal Tiger I sculpted

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Mike Tyson Talks About Tigers (from JRE #1805 - Mike Tyson)

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Saw this beast on a safari in Indian tiger reserve.

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This Startup Has a Dubious Plan to Resurrect the Extinct Tasmanian Tiger

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Nepal’s tiger numbers rise from extinction by 190 per cent since 2009

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Tigers think they're gangsta till a Siberian comes around

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Scientists are looking to Bring the Extinct Tasmanian Tiger back to Life

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Mommy and baby tiger after a snow dump in Toronto last week!

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