by Allison Skidmore | Feb 1, 2022 | Tiger Conservation, Wildlife Conservation
Today, February 1st, 2022, is the first day of the Year of the Tiger, ushering in a year of ‘fortune favors the bold’ with symbolizations of strength, tenacity, and boldness. The Lunar New Year, also known as the Chinese New Year, will be celebrated by nearly 2...
by Allison Skidmore | Jan 21, 2022 | Tiger Conservation, Wildlife Conservation, Wildlife Crime
I am so please to announce that an article about my PhD research on tiger poaching in the Russian Far East has been published in National Geographic! This is such an important step to raise global awareness for an issue about this horrific wildlife crime that Russia...
by Allison Skidmore | Jan 18, 2022 | Tiger Conservation, Wildlife Crime
We would like to proudly share an article from a fellow tiger warrior Sarika Khanwilkar. The picture that goes with this article was taken by one of the authors of this blog, Allison Skidmore, and shows a tiger cub that was trafficked over the US-Mexican border....
by Allison Skidmore | Mar 21, 2020 | Wildlife Crime
A rather obscure deer is under increasing threat from poaching to satiate demand in multiple Asian countries. The population of musk deer in the Russian Far East is already facing local extinction and regional population collapse could be imminent if action is not...