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34 icons of white tigers over here ♥

There's also another entry with 38 icons of cheetahs here.

The Wildlife Conservation Society this week unveiled an ambitious plan to increase the tiger population at a dozen sites by 50% in the next ten years. In a press release, the WCS says:

"The plan calls for working closely with local governments and other partners to gain baseline knowledge on tigers in places like Myanmar's Hukawng Valley -- the world's largest tiger reserve -- while stepping up anti-poaching activities in other sites, including Thailand's Huai Kha Khaeng and Thung Yai protected areas. In some sites, like the Russian Far East, tiger numbers may not increase from their current estimated population of 500 animals."

The plan has already attracted an initial pledge of $10 million in funding.

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Images taken from the Exotic Feline Rescue Center in southern indiana. These big cats are soo happy, the ones we saw anyway. There are 200 rescues at this center!
( lots of pics of big cats taken yesterdayCollapse )

HANOI, Vietnam (Reuters) -- The world's tiger population has plummeted by 95 percent from the start of the 20th century to as few as 5,000 now and is further threatened by the lucrative trade in their skins, officials told a forum on Friday.

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I'm a 30'something, struggling nature photographer, who has a passion for the environment and wildlife. I've felt a connection to big cats ever since I was little. About a year and a half ago...I took my love of big cats a step further and got a tattoo of a black panther on my lower calf. From time to time I capture images of big cats...and I would love to share them with here...with other people that share my passion. That being said...

( Sumatran Tiger behind hereCollapse )