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Tiger campaign threatened by poor data: WWF Efforts to save the tiger are being undermined by a lack of information about how many of the endangered cats live in the wild, the conservation group WWF said.

30 July 2014 10:03

Revival of extinct Caspian tigers in Kazakhstan A Caspian Tiger National Park may be opened in 2019.

11 July 2014 16:38

Astana revives initiative to save tigers An Action Plan of reintroduction of the Turanian tiger in Kazakhstan was discussed during a conference in Astana.

03 July 2014 16:02

Coal port plan will kill Great Barrier Reef: activists Conservationists on Wednesday slammed Australia's approval for an Indian firm to expand a major coal port on the Great Barrier Reef coast, warning it would hasten the natural wonder's demise.

11 December 2013 13:40

Cameras to track tiger numbers in Bangladesh census Bangladesh is to launch a census of tigers next month living in the world's largest mangrove forest in a bid to determine the full extent of the threat to their survival.

27 March 2013 11:12

Australia failing UNESCO demands on Barrier Reef: WWF Australia insisted Friday that protecting the Great Barrier Reef was a top priority, but conservationists WWF said not enough had been done to prevent UNESCO deeming it a world heritage site "in danger".

02 February 2013 11:45

New species, old threats to Mekong wildlife: WWF From a devilish-looking bat to a frog that sings like a bird, scientists have identified 126 new species in the Greater Mekong area, the WWF said Tuesday in a new report detailing discoveries in 2011.

18 December 2012 10:36

Asia fuels record elephant, rhino killings: WWF China, Vietnam and Thailand are among the worst offenders in fuelling a global black market that is seeing record numbers of elephants and rhinos killed in Africa.

24 July 2012 11:43

Kazakhstan makes a step to restore tigers The Ili River estuary and the Southern part of Balkhash lake were included into the Wetland of International Importance List.

15 February 2012 12:14

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