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 | Apr 7, 2020 | Tiger Conservation
Over the past 20 years weak federal regulations has engendered a pervasive threat to both animal welfare and conservation. Many of us have not realized our dangerous complacency by allowing the marginalization of one of the world’s most iconic species. Images of...
by Allison Skidmore | Apr 4, 2020 | Wildlife Crime
The academic study of wildlife crime falls between two distinct disciplines: criminology and conservation science. Traditionally, the discipline of criminology has focused on the study of conventional street crimes (e.g. robbery and burglary); criminal law has been...