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Bengal Tigers Clash With Villagers After Cyclone
As tigers’ habitat grows smaller and human settlements encroach further, clashes between the two are an inevitable environmental issue. Image by Sujit Kumar It appears those clashes are increasing in frequency in parts of the tiger’s traditional homeland. In the past two months six people have been killed and [...]
Continue reading...5 incredible works of an insane explosive artist [pics]
Friday, March 7, 2008
Nothing lasts forever. We’re very aware of that, being environmentalists. However, some of the most beautiful and incredible occurrences are ephemeral, creative and destructive all at the same time. The above are all vital elements of the genious explosive artist Cai Guo-Qiang’s work. Although not strictly environmental, more [...]
Continue reading...Parts of Nearly Extinct Tiger Openly Sold in Sumatra
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Parts of the Sumatran tiger, a critically endangered species, are being openly sold in 10% of 326 retailers surveyed across the Indonesian island of Sumatra. A Sumatran tiger caught on film in the wild. Image by Michael Lowe Although there are laws in place to protect the tigers, a [...]
Continue reading...Blind Baby Tiger Saved by Human Eye Surgeon
Monday, February 4, 2008
One of China’s top optical surgeons has used the skills honed on hundreds of human patients to save the eyesight of one of the world’s rarest baby animals. A tiger at the Beijing zoo. Image by Shizhao Liu Fei, an eye surgeon with Nanchang University, operated on a one [...]
Continue reading...Beware of Tigers Offering Sweets
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Barely audible, a humming sound could be heard from somewhere over the horizon. Two “Tiger Moth” prop planes Then you could see them. Lined up in fighter formation, flying at no more than 10 metres above the ground, a swarm of Tiger Moths approached
Continue reading...Hanoi Zoo Admits Selling Tigers to Animal Traffickers
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Vietnam’s Hanoi Zoo has come up with an innovative, and illegal, method of raising funds: auctioning off tiger bodies to illegal animal traffickers. The zoo admitted auctioning the tigers, which had reportedly died of natural causes at the zoo, to traffickers in the lucrative field of traditional
Continue reading...India’s Tigers are Moving On Up
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Just like George and Weezie, India’s tigers are movin’ on up. India’s tiger population is being increasingly threatened by the loss of their native habitat. With their original forest homes
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Tuesday, March 18, 2008
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