Save Tigers!

Save The Tiger Fund and Panthera have joined together in the fight to save the  tigers in the wild. This new partnership is a union of two of the most influential tiger conservation groups and the goal is to carry out the most effective conservation activities to save wild tigers. The STF-Panthera partnership combines decades of experience and a track record of success in identifying conservation priorities, utilizing best practices, and implementing proven strategies to address the many challenges facing wild tigers today. Please join them, and  contribute to the STF-Panthera Fund , to ensure that tigers will live on in the wild forever. Please  click here to read the press release and learn more about the partnership . View the STF  Tiger Media Kits History of STF Save the Tiger Fund (STF) was established by the  National Fish and Wildlife Foundation  in 1995 to support the conservation of wild tigers. STF has invested significant resources in...

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 WHY THEY MATTER With just one tiger, we protect around 25,000 acres of forest. To save tigers, we need to protect the forest habitats across Asia where they live. By saving biologically diverse places, we allow tigers to roam and protect the many other endangered species that live there. As a large predator, the tiger plays a key role in maintaining healthy ecosystems. These ecosystems supply both nature and people with fresh water, food, and health– which means by saving the tiger, we are helping people too. Tigers can directly help some of the world’s poorest communities. Where tigers exist, tourists go. And where tourists go, money can be made by communities with few alternatives for income. Tiger conservation projects also help provide alternative livelihoods for rural communities that are not only more sustainable, but can raise income levels too. This big cat is admired and feared in equal parts, by people around the world. If forests are emptied of every las...

Alot of people don't know much about tigers. So to help this majestic animal we first have to understand it! Key Facts Common Name Royal Bengal Tiger Scientific Name Panthera tigris Geographic habitat Widely distributed across India. Length 275-290cm (male), 260cm (female) Weight 135-230 kg Population Around 1706 Did you know? Tiger stripes are individually as unique as human fingerprints. Status Endangered Habitat and Distribution Tigers are widely distributed from the alpine Himalayas to the rain forests of southern Western Ghats and from the dry forests of Rajasthan to the moist forests of north-east India. Unique Characteristics  The tiger is one of the largest and most awesome predators in the world. This species undoubtedly fascinates every eye it meets. The body length of the majestic male ranges from 275-290 cm and of the female around 260 cm. The size and colour vary according to the geographic location and cl...

After a hearty meal! At the turn of the 20th century, according to estimates, India probably had many thousand tigers in the wild. In 2002, based on a census using the pug mark technique, this number was 3,642. As per the monitoring exercise by Wildlife Institute of India in association with National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), Government of India, using camera traps, in 2008 we were left with only 1,411 tigers. This number is so small that they will be gone soon if we don’t wake up to the crisis. The tiger is not just a charismatic species or just another wild animal living in some far away forest.  The tiger is a unique animal which plays a pivotal role in the health and diversity of an ecosystem. It is a top predator which is at the apex of the food chain and keeps the population of wild ungulates in check, thereby maintaining the balance between prey herbivores and the vegetation upon which they feed. Therefore, the presence of tigers in the forest is an indi...

NAGPUR: It was a game of hide-and-seek between organized tiger poachers belonging to the Bahelia community and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) sleuths near Katni in Madhya Pradesh. The gang of poachers, wanted in killing of tigers in Vidarbha, were present near Katni at their native places, but all of them dodged WCCB sleuths trailing them since Holi. Of the 56 wanted poachers, 21 have been arrested by state forest officials and 35 are on the run. If these poachers are arrested, they may confirm the number of tigers actually poached in the region between 2012-13. TOI has earlier reported this figure may be over 20. Despite a cyber cell at Amravati, the action against poachers has almost stopped over four months. The last poacher arrested by Amravati forest team was Ranjitsingh Bawaria from Andhra Pradesh on December 12. Intelligence reports had said the big names in poaching had gathered for Holi in forest areas adjoining three to four villages near Katni. The WC...

A tiger cub sleeps next to its mother in a cage at the Viviana Orfei Circus of Italy on Manoel Island in Valletta's Marsamxett Harbour. Image by:  DARRIN ZAMMIT LUPI / REUTERS In a statement, the Lyon-based body called for the creation of a "cohesive global strategy" to fight increasingly well-organised gangs trafficking in tiger parts. It called for the setting up of a network of intelligence analysts to coordinate cross-border information exchanges on the trade. "Intelligence gathering and information sharing... are essential if law enforcement is to fully play its role in preventing criminals from driving this iconic species to extinction," David Higgins, head of Interpol's environmental security unit, said in the statement. Interpol said it would organise a four-day meeting with experts in Lyon in May to begin coordinating efforts. Tiger parts are coveted in some parts of Asia as ingredients in traditional medicine. The World Wildlife ...