Tigers

A tiger crosses a road in India’s Ranthambore National Park.

GPS tracking could help tigers and traffic coexist across Asia

Environment

An infrastructure boom threatens endangered tigers across Asia. Scientists want to know more about how tigers behave near roads so they can design wildlife-friendly transportation networks.

Phevos prepares to travel to the US.

Phevos the Tiger travels 7,000 miles to a new life in California

Economics

A reporter finds China’s tiger farms likely contribute to poaching — rather than alleviating it

Environment

A reporter finds China’s tiger farms likely contribute to poaching — rather than alleviating it

Environment
The World

A National Geographic photographer tries to save endangered tigers through his photos

Environment

A Controversial Wildlife Refuge on Tiger Island

Global Politics

A new and controversial wildlife sanctuary for the “conflict” Sumatran Tigers is the subject of a new BBC Natural World documentary “Tiger Island”.

Blog: Face-to-face with an Indian Tiger

I woke up at 3 a.m. I hate early mornings and this was, by my standards, still late night. The sole aim of the day was – to see a tiger in the wild. Not pacing in its cage, but in its natural habitat.

The Tigers of India, and the Man who’s Filmed Them

A new six-part documentary series on the tigers of India will soon be broadcasting on PBS’ program, ‘Nature.’ Laura Knoy spoke with filmmaker Valmick Thapar who is one of the world’s leading authorities on tigers. He gained most of his knowledge first-hand, spending twenty years among these increasingly endangered striped felines.

Born to Be Wild

Are predatory animals meant to be kept in zoos?

Save the Tigers

Scientists gave wild tigers a terminal diagnosis in the early 90s, saying they could fend off extinction until 2000. Host Steve Curwood talks with conservation biologist John Siedensticker of the National Zoo and the Save the Tiger Fund about how they’ve helped tigers beat the extinction odds so far.