Tigers
Why WCS?
50+ percent
We collaborate with local governments to conserve greater than 50% of the world’s remaining wild tigers.
75+ percent
WCS is a leader in both tiger conservation and tiger science. WCS scientists have been responsible for over 75% of all peer-reviewed published tiger research.
8 range states
WCS works to conserve tigers in 8 of the 11 remaining range states in Asia.
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Protecting Tigers and Their Habitat
WCS provides key technical support to local governments regarding tigers that assists in the creation and expansion of dozens of protected areas (PAs) across Asia, thereby protecting thousands of square kilometers of tiger habitat. In addition, WCS provides technical support and intelligence to park rangers and local enforcement agencies that enables the capture of hundreds of illegal poachers and traffickers of tigers and their prey.
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December 2, 2020
MEOW MIX: Study Shows How to Re-Wild Big, Juicy Prey Animals for Wild Tigers
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June 23, 2020
WILDLIFE HOT TUB: Remarkable camera trap video footage shows a parade of Asian wildlife lounging and drinking from a Jacuzzi-sized watering hole
WCS released remarkable camera trap footage showing a virtual parade of Asian wildlife – tigers, elephants, sun bears, and other species – individually visiting a single, small watering hole in Thailand’s Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary.
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April 17, 2020
WCS Fact Sheet: BIG CATS, SARS-COV-2 AND COVID-19.
COVID-19 is a disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Although COVID-positive people can infect tigers and lions in zoos by close contact involved with caring for them, cats are not easily infected, and SARS-CoV-2 is not known to occur in...
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MEOW MIX: Study Shows How to Re-Wild Big, Juicy Prey Animals for Wild Tigers
Read the storyWILDLIFE HOT TUB: Remarkable camera trap video footage shows a parade of Asian wildlife lounging and drinking from a Jacuzzi-sized watering hole
WCS released remarkable camera trap footage showing a virtual parade of Asian wildlife – tigers, elephants, sun bears, and other species – individually visiting a single, small watering hole in Thailand’s Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary.
Read the storyWCS Fact Sheet: BIG CATS, SARS-COV-2 AND COVID-19.
COVID-19 is a disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Although COVID-positive people can infect tigers and lions in zoos by close contact involved with caring for them, cats are not easily infected, and SARS-CoV-2 is not known to occur in...
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