Tiger Update

I received my Tiger update from the WWF today. They were lucky enough to get this shot of Kamrita as she tripped a night camera they have set up, and I also got this shot of one of her cubs.

She is currently raising two cubs. Apparently Tiger cubs leave their mother at 18-24 months of age, dependant on their gender. Females hang around a little longer.

The WWF are reporting that as little as 400 Sumatran tigers may be left in the wild but were also able to report that numbers of prey in their habitat were good at this time and a major blow to poaching has been struck following the surrender of a group of high-profile poachers.

The WWF are working along with IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) to prevent poaching and will benefit from the information the surrendered poachers give them. In addition they are helping the poachers find new livelihoods so that they may support themselves and their families by other means.