After spending 2 1/2 years in jail for faking a tiger photograph that set off a series of events undermining the credibility of the central government, Shaanxi farmer Zhou Zhenglong is expected...
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On a recent broiling afternoon, Shakuntala Satpute, 35, was collecting firewood in a patch of forest abutting this tiny village in central India, when a tiger pounced on her.
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Bengal tigers are known for their stealth. But the arrival of one of the big cats at an Indian reserve had onlookers shielding their ears from a deafening noise. And it was not the creature...
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One hundred years ago India's tigers numbered about 40,000, yet within decades the Royal Bengal tiger faced extinction. Although hunting was outlawed in 1970, the survival of the species was...
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Tiger is giving us dodge,' says wildlife guide Hem Bahuguna, calling a halt near some telltale paw prints and scrapings. As the engine cools, then stills, we hear only the birds, the soft breeze...
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Embarrassed at having tiger reserves empty of tigers, India is launching a controversial plan to relocate some of the big cats to Sariska, a wildlife park where 13 of the animals have been...
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One lion rests in a pile of dry leaves, his golden mane shining amid the tawny scrub of the forest. A few metres away a lioness fixes her pale yellow eyes on a small group of tourists taking...
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Conservationists and neighbouring governments say they are determined to block a Chinese proposal to lift a ban on the sale of medicines made from tiger bone.
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Successful small-town farmer Zaitun Arshad chomps cigars and drives around in an open four-wheel drive with a young and leggy 'Charlie' beside him.
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