Decades ago, India’s tigers were on the brink of extinction. Slowly, their numbers have rebounded. But that ecological success has prompted a dire problem—and a race to save many of them from genetic ...

What’s behind the war in Sudan? Off the coast of Java, Indonesia, lies G-Land, one of the world’s most legendary surf breaks, framed by a dense forest that was once home to the now-extinct Javan tiger ...

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Recent DNA analysis suggests that the Javan tiger, once believed extinct, may still inhabit Java's dense forests, sparking renewed conservation efforts. The dense forests of Java may still echo with ...

A majestic and elusive apex predator once thought to have vanished from the wild decades ago may not be gone after all. Recent findings have sparked hope that this iconic species still roams the ...

Tiger hunting and loss of habitat were once blamed for the loss of the Bali, Caspian, and Javan tigers—and both surely played a part in their decline. But the latest research suggests that it was the ...

A March study shows that an apex predator thought to be extinct since the 1980s may still be prowling the Indonesian island of Java. The paper examined a single hair found following a potential ...

The 13th annual International Tiger Day, also known as Global Tiger Day, is approaching on July 29. Initially created by Vladimir Putin in 2010 in an attempt to save Amur (Siberian) tiger populations, ...

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