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Kids in India Come Together to Save Tigers

Talking Tigers: Part 3 of a 12-part series We pulled out of the honking pandemonium of morning traffic into the cement schoolyard of Chhotubhai Patel High School. It was only slightly quieter than the...

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Kids in India Come Together to Save Tigers

Talking Tigers: Part 3 of a 12-part series We pulled out of the honking pandemonium of morning traffic into the cement schoolyard of Chhotubhai Patel High School. It was only slightly quieter than the...

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A Concise History of Tiger Hunting in India

Persian Miniature of Mughal Emperor Akbar hunting tigers in India.(Courtesy exoticindia.com) Talking Tigers: Part 4 of a 12-part series India’s tigers have been in the crosshairs for centuries, with...

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A Concise History of Tiger Hunting in India

Persian Miniature of Mughal Emperor Akbar hunting tigers in India.(Courtesy exoticindia.com) Talking Tigers: Part 4 of a 12-part series India’s tigers have been in the crosshairs for centuries, with...

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Why Have Tigers Been Feared and Revered Throughout History?

(Photograph by Steve Winter/National Geographic) Talking Tigers: Part 5 of a 12-part series Throughout human history, the diverse peoples who populated the vast Asian continent have had one thing in...

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Tigers in Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Universal Apothecary

Talking Tigers: Part 6 of a 12-part series For centuries, tigers have inspired awe, reverence and sometimes, terror, in the humans they’ve lived beside. They command the Asian landscape as the top...

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Industrial-Scale Tiger Farms: Feeding China’s Thirst for Luxury Tiger Products

Talking Tigers: Part 7 of a 12-part series Young, healthy tigers jump through rings of fire, sit upright on cue, clawing at the air, and perform other well-choreographed circus tricks. Enthusiastic...

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The Latest Threat to Siberian Tigers: Canine Distemper

Rare Siberian tigers face a new threat. (Photograph by John Goodrich) Talking Tigers: Part 8 of a 12-part series The first signs that something was wrong came in 2000. Gaunt Siberian tigers (Panthera...

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Tigers and Wild Cats for Sale in Myanmar: A Tale of Two Border Towns

Wild Bengal tigers in India. (Photograph by Steve Winter/National Geographic) Talking Tigers: Part 9 of a 12-part series A decades-long investigation found that the illicit trade in tigers and other...

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Great News for Tigers in India—and a Cautionary Tale

Young male tiger in India’s Kaziranga National Park, home to the world’s highest density of tigers. (Photograph by Steve Winter/National Geographic) Talking Tigers: Part 10 of a 12-part series Amidst...

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