September 6th, 2012

Tigers, extinct? It’s not only possible, it’s likely, especially in the many nations that have yet to take action on behalf of this majestic animal.

A tiger with trap marks (Photo: Chris R. Shepherd, IUCN)

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December 14th, 2011

Environmental groups make it easy this time of year to send someone on your list a gift that benefits wildlife.

WORLD WILDLIFE FUND

People who donate $250 to help the world's 3,200 wild tigers receive a big plush thank you from WWF.

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November 24th, 2010

Checking email this morning, I expected the usual cascade of dire predictions for the upcoming Cancun climate conference; the new Congress; soldiers in the Middle East and our continuing U.S. oil dependence.

All that was there — plus the deficit, the health crisis, corruption on Wall Street. It seems like Lord Voldemort has slipped off the big screen to suck out our souls, and usher in dark times.

Clouds are gathering. We have got to curb carbon emissions and change the way we eat, travel, burn energy and destroy natural resources. And by many accounts we are failing.

Here in our green corner, we’ve posted a few humble suggestions for change, to get you thinking about greener gifts and more energy efficient holiday lights, some of the easy changes we can all make. And even that seems like shaking a stick at a tornado.

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November 22nd, 2010

A group of 13 nations that are home to wild tigers are meeting in St. Petersburg through Nov. 24 to seek ways to protect the big cats. Representatives from the countries will be looking at different programs, such as one that Thai officials hope will increase by 50 percent the number of tigers in the wild here within five years:

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September 21st, 2010

Siberian tiger in the wild. (Photo: Julie Larsen Maher/Wildlife Conservation Society)

Their numbers are dropping and their habitat is shrinking. Now, new research co-authored by a group of the world’s foremost wildlife organizations and experts presents stark information about the few remaining tigers surviving in the wild. There are fewer than 3,200 tigers roaming free on the planet. Of those, only about 1,000 are breeding females.

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