Tigers

01 March 2008 -- India's government plans to spend nearly $13 million to create a special force to protect the endangered tiger population.

Finance Minister P. Chidambaram announced to parliament Friday that the money will be used to raise, arm and deploy a special tiger protection force.

A recent survey found India's tiger population has declined to just over 1,400 from 3,600 in 2002. Chidambaram said the number should ring an alarm bell and that the tiger is under grave threat.    » read more »

Wildlife experts, government officials meet at India’s Ranthambore Park

16 November 2007 -- Washington -- Wildlife experts and government officials from India and the United States met at India’s famed Ranthambore tiger reserve in early November to discuss ways to counter the factors driving one of the world’s most iconic animals toward extinction.    » read more »

Other Species Cited at CITES Conference in The Hague

June 15, 2007 -- THE HAGUE, Netherlands – The United States is pleased with actions taken by the 171 nations of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) to protect tigers from poaching and imperiled sawfish species from over-harvest, said Todd Willens, the head of the U.S. Delegation.    » read more »