by Allison Skidmore | Feb 26, 2022 | Tiger Conservation, Wildlife Crime
From Cats of the Wild Podcast: “Over 6,000 kilometres from Moscow in the Far East of Russia is the remote and harsh habitat of the Amur Tiger – also known as the Siberian Tiger. It is one of the largest cats in the world, and there is estimated to be...
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 | Dec 4, 2020 | Wildlife Conservation, Wildlife Crime
December 4th is International Cheetah Day! Please educate yourself about how the fastest land mammal is in a race for its very survival: Wild animals are traded extensively worldwide – alive and dead, whole, as parts, and/or derivatives. Wildlife crime, defined as the...