Tiger conservation is a story of contrasts. Throughout Asia, wild tigers (Pantera tigris) face constant pressures from poachers, deforestation and development. We saw the worst of this last week when Cambodia declared that its tiger population had goneextinct. Despite these ever-present threats, however, tigers have started to claw their way back in other countries, most…

Operation Jungle Book Targets Wildlife Trafficking, Leading to Federal Criminal Cases and Recovery of Numerous Animal Species October 20, 2017 16 Defendants Prosecuted in Initiative Led by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service LOS ANGELES – Operation Jungle Book, a law enforcement initiative led by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service that targeted wildlife smuggling, has…

Blood Lions Blood Lions ran on MSNBC last night in our area at 10pm, which is after my bedtime, so I taped and watched it this morning. I cried throughout, for the suffering of these lions, but by the end I was weeping. I couldn’t even speak without crying uncontrollably. Howie had taken Jamie and…

Summary of the Tiger Trade in FL   Is there a tiger in your neighborhood?   Probably, but the state doesn’t want you to know   Florida leads the country in the number of breeders and dealers of exotic animals and also leads the nation in the number of killings, maulings and escapes by big…