Mother Nature Network: For endangered tigers, protections and population numbers are on the rise
Two big news items from April will make tigers around the world roar with joy.
First, World Wildlife Fund released numbers that show the wild tiger population is on the rise for the first time in a century. From as few as 3,200 in 2010 to an estimated 3,890 based on "the best available data."
For the first time after decades of constant decline, tiger numbers are on the rise. This offers us great hope and shows that...