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India's Tiger Census Shows Numbers on the Rise

NEW DELHI -- India's latest tiger census shows an increase in the numbers of the endangered big cat. The census counted at least 1,706 tigers in forests across the country, about 300 more than four years ago, a government official said today. Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh called the increase good news but cautioned...

PETA Protests Mike Tyson Pigeon Show

PETA, the animal rights activist group, is now going ape over Mike Tyson's new TV show where he attempts to fly to the heights of the pigeon racing world. The new series, "Taking on Tyson," which debuted Sunday on Animal Planet, follows Iron Mike around as he immerses himself in the world of pigeon racing. But PETA...

Russia Hosts 'Tiger Summit' Aimed at Saving Big Cats

ST.PETERSBURG, Russia (Nov. 21) -- Global wildlife experts and officials from 13 countries opened a "tiger summit" on Sunday to discuss how to save the big cats whose numbers have shrunk so sharply they could become extinct if quick measures are not taken. The World Wildlife Fund and other experts say only about 3,200...

Rare High-Altitude Tigers Discovered

(Sept. 20) -- Tigers are known as the true "kings of the jungle" for a reason: They tend to prefer the low-altitude living of tropical and subtropical forests. But a BBC film crew has recently captured the first evidence that some tigers live at altitudes as high as approximately 13,000 feet (4,000 meters,) far above the...

Think Small to Save the Tiger, New Study Says

(Sept. 15) -- To save the tiger, conservationists may have to think small, according to a new study. The key to rescuing the iconic big cat from extinction may be to focus efforts on a select number of areas with breeding tiger populations, rather than trying to improve conditions across the vast expanses of Asia that...