Feb 10, 2022 · The global tiger population is finally increasing after more than a century of gradual decline, a new study from WWF reveals. Since the last Tiger Summit of 2010, several restoration efforts have contributed to the animal's recovery. However, the WWF warns that they still face serious threats, with tigers likely extinct in Cambodia, Laos and ...

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Mar 3, 2020 · India’s wild tiger population has increased by 33% since 2015. Image: Unsplash/ Mohan Moolepetlu A century ago, more than 100,000 tigers roamed the planet, but as humans encroached on their habitats and hunted them that number dwindled to …

Feb 1, 2019 · Born Free’s Living with Tigers initiative operates right on the front line. Seven tiger reserves in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh are linked by forest corridors that allow tigers to travel between them. In the nearby villages, volunteers are recruited as “tiger ambassadors” to patrol the area and recognize signs of tigers activity.

Nov 5, 2024 · Originally native to the tropical and subtropical climes of Southeast Asia, the tiger mosquito has spread worldwide as global temperature rise has enabled its habitat to expand. The mosquito species is also highly adaptable, and its eggs can survive frost, allowing it to survive in colder climates, according to the UK government, tracking its ...

Jun 24, 2024 · In the past, the Asian growth story was dominated by the Asian Tiger economies of Japan, South Korea, Singapore and, at the turn of the century, China. Today, India, Vietnam and Indonesia are also emerging as important players in the …

Mar 3, 2020 · Every year, up to $23 billion worth of elephant tusks, rhino horns, tiger bones, bear bile and other wildlife by-products illicitly change hands, according to UN estimates. Poachers, traffickers and highly-organized criminal gangs decimate already endangered wildlife species, reaping a deadly harvest in the pursuit of profits.

Jul 20, 2021 · In November 2022, countries voted to protect 54 species of shark targeted for their fins to make shark fin soup, including tiger sharks and small hammerhead. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora vote was hailed a landmark ruling by conservationists.

Oct 31, 2017 · Tomorrow, your family pet may be a genetically engineered tiger, yet the size of a common housecat. Should regulatory bodies ban CRISPR technologies in humans, underground labs will flourish worldwide, as parents aim to eliminate congenital genetic disorders or give their kids a heritable advantage in school and life.

Dec 17, 2024 · Measles cases surged by 20% in 2023, with 10.3 million reported globally, the World Health Organization warned in November, with vaccine misinformation driving the largest drop in childhood vaccinations in 30 years.