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Tigers call for roar of support
To save the world's remaining wild tigers, WWF is not asking people to stand-up and be heard - but asking them for a roar of support.
China, Russia provinces agree to first transboundary protected area to conserve Amur tigers
Jilin province of China and neighbouring Primorsky province in Russia agreed today to collaborate formally in working towards the first transboundary Amur tiger protected area amidst celebrations for the second annual Amur Tiger Cultural Festival in the northeastern Chinese city of Hunchun.
60,000 trees for critical Sumatran tiger’s habitat
A three-month old initiative by WWF in Indonesia and Germany has led to the planting of almost 60,000 new trees as part of efforts to reforest critical tiger habitat on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
More tigers found in Nepal as Nepal-India trans-boundary efforts for tiger conservation intensify
A new survey released on the 29th of July indicates that adult tiger numbers in Chitwan National Park and its border areas in Nepal now stand at 125. A previous survey conducted in a smaller area of the Park in early 2009 found 91 tigers.
Russia tiger habitat gets a boost with protection of key tree species
Moscow, Russia, 29 July 2010, World Tiger Day—the Russian government has introduced measures to protect the Korean Pine, a key species found in Amur tiger habitat in the Russian Far East. Rising global demand for Korean Pine has led to a massive increase in logging, much of it carried out illegally, in Russia’s remaining temperate forests.
Police detain members of illegal tiger trading syndicate on Sumatra island, Indonesia
On Saturday, June 17, 2010 a police unit detained two people involved in an illegal trading syndicate focused on the Sumatran tiger in Pekanbaru, Riau Province of Sumatra, Indonesia.
Protecting Valuable and Threatened Forests
As a leading supplier of imaging and printing equipment, Hewlett- Packard, the world’s largest IT company and GFTN-North America Participant, recognizes the impact that it has on global paper use and consequently, the world’s valuable and threatened forests. Out of their commitment to advance legal and responsible forestry, HP is supporting WWF's work to conserve Indonesia's rainforests and endangered species such as wild elephants and Sumatran tigers.
Push to save tigers leaps forward at Bali meeting
The 13 countries that have tigers in a critical meeting this week laid the foundation for world leaders to come together later this year at the Tiger Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia and agree to a historical global plan to double the number of tigers in the wild.
Milestone tiger meeting set to create strong recovery agenda
WWF Indonesia CEO Dr. Efransjah and WWF Tiger programme leader Michael Baltzer issued the following statement ahead of the pre-Tiger Summit meeting starting Monday in Bali.
Indonesia to host crucial tiger meeting
On 12-14 July 2010, Indonesia will host the Pre-Tiger Summit Partners’ Dialogue Meeting, a crucial meeting to be attended by senior government officials from the 13 tiger range countries (TRCs) – Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Russia, Thailand and Vietnam.
