NEWSLINK: Bangladesh’s abundant tiger population has collapsed to just 100

In Bangladesh, a new census shows that tiger populations in the Sundarbans mangrove forest are more endangered than ever. 

The study, which used hidden cameras to track and record tigers, provides a more accurate update than previous surveys that used other methods. 

The year-long census, which ended this April, revealed only around 100 of the big cats remain in what was once home to the largest population of tigers on earth.

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NEWSLINK: World Tiger Day 2015

The number of tigers is dwindling by the day and if we do not put in effort to save them, the coming generations would only know them through pictures and descriptions. 

Many organisations like CITES and India's Project Tiger have made some advancement with regards to spreading awareness of tiger conservation, and even maintaining natural habitats for them.

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NEWSLINK: Expert: Owning pet lion legal in Wisconsin

Police in Milwaukee are still looking for a lion reportedly seen walking around the city over the past few days - so if it is indeed a lion, who owns it and how is that legal?


If the lion turns out to be a pet of someone's, it is legal in Wisconsin, according to Jeff Kazlowski.

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NEWSLINK: ‘Lion’ on loose in Milwaukee could be pet or wild animal

If a lion-like creature is indeed on the loose in Milwaukee, it could just as easily be an escaped or released pet as a wild animal.


Officials say there are many more big cats owned by individuals and farms in the U.S. than most people would guess — perhaps 5,000 to 10,000.

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VIDEO: Possible lion roaming Milwaukee streets

Milwaukee police say they are treating these reports regarding a possible lion in Milwaukee as “credible.”


Video surfaced Tuesday showing what appears to be a big cat sauntering through a neighborhood. The woman who shot the video planned to grill out on Tuesday evening — but with a baseball bat nearby — just in case.

Read more and watch the video here...

http://q13fox.com/2015/07/22/video-surfaces-of-possible-lion-roaming-milwaukee-streets-police-say-reports-credible/

NEWSLINK: A lion tale: Humans cause most mountain lion deaths in Southern California

The biggest threat to Southern California mountain lions is us, confirms a comprehensive 13-year study of the population's mortality and survival from the University of California, Davis.

The study, published in the journal PLOS ONE, combined genetic and demographic data to determine that even though hunting mountain lions is prohibited in California, humans caused more than half the known deaths of mountain lions studied. Most were killed through vehicle collisions, depredation permits, illegal shootings, public-safety removals or human-caused wildfire. Annual survival rates were only about 56 percent.

Exacerbating the problem is an interstate highway, I-15, a major thoroughfare connecting San Bernardino, Riverside and San Diego counties that has proven nearly impossible for the mountain lions to cross. It bisects the study area, which stretches from Orange County, south to the Mexican border and east to the Salton Sea. Crossing the interstate, especially for the animals of breeding age, is important for this population's declining genetic diversity -- and long-term health and survival.

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NEWSLINK: Tiger mating attempt takes brutal turn

The city zoo authority's hopes of increasing the white tiger count came crashing down last week. A white tiger set free to mate with the tigress in an enclosure, left the female with injuries on her tail.

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