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Cambodia's Cardamom National Park in Koh Kong province on June 11. The last confirmed tiger sighting in Cambodia was captures on camera trap footage in 2007 but conservationists say they may soon be able to reintroduce the big cats.
ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife
Jul 9, 2026
Cambodia wants to bring back tigers, but should it?
The plan would see India send several of its more than 3,600 tigers to southwestern Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains, a protected expanse of lush rainforest.
A Bengal Tiger pauses in a jungle clearing a Kaziranga National Park, some 280 kilometers east of Guwahati in 2014. Tigers in India have been photographed in high-altitude mountains rarely seen before, with experts suggesting relentless human pressure and a heating climate are driving them from traditional hunting grounds.
ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife
Feb 8, 2024
India’s tigers adapt to higher ground as temperatures soar and human pressure builds
The animals are venturing into higher mountainous terrain, signifying increased pressure on their habitats.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 14, 2021
Tigers stalk as storms and poverty force Indians deep into mangrove forests
Local media, which closely follow tiger attacks, have reported up to 21 deaths last year, from 13 both in 2018 and 2019.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 8, 2019
Profit-hungry tiger breeders behind push to lift China’s trading ban
At the Siberia Tiger Park in the frigid Chinese city of Harbin, visitors can learn about the facility’s successful breeding program — and buy chicken carcasses to toss to around 20 tigers pacing the snow-flecked ground of their enclosure.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 30, 2018
Conservationists fear ‘devastating consequences’ as China dilutes ban on tiger and rhino parts
China unveiled new rules on Monday that would allow the use of rhino horn and tiger parts for some medical and cultural purposes, watering down a decadesold ban in a move conservation group WWF said could have “devastating consequences.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 4, 2017
London zoo begins resident inventory, counting penguin chicks, tiger cubs
Keepers at ZSL London zoo began the mammoth task of counting the park’s more than 700 species on Tuesday, using treats to entice some animals out for the annual stocktake.
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese scientists identify neural mechanism that may explain why we dislike people
The aggressive mouse (left) used in the experiment and a mouse defending itself
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
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Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
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