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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July 22, 2022
WCS Statement on 40 Percent Increase of Tiger Numbers
A statement by Dale Miquelle, WCS Tiger Program Coordinator, on the recent Red List Assessment by IUCN, which announced a 40 percent increase since the last tiger assessment in 2015 – a result of improvements in monitoring.
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January 31, 2022
Happy Year of the Tiger: Tigers Are Beating the Odds Against Extinction
WCS released a statement by Dale Miquelle, WCS Tiger Program coordinator and director of WCS’s Russia Program, upon the commencement of the Lunar Year of the Tiger.
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July 26, 2021
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WCS Statement on 40 Percent Increase of Tiger Numbers
A statement by Dale Miquelle, WCS Tiger Program Coordinator, on the recent Red List Assessment by IUCN, which announced a 40 percent increase since the last tiger assessment in 2015 – a result of improvements in monitoring.
Read the storyHappy Year of the Tiger: Tigers Are Beating the Odds Against Extinction
WCS released a statement by Dale Miquelle, WCS Tiger Program coordinator and director of WCS’s Russia Program, upon the commencement of the Lunar Year of the Tiger.
Read the storyGood Tiger News: Northeast China Is Home to 55 Amur Tigers
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