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1 igers Pandas YOUR DOPION UPDE YOUR IGRESS IS NMED FIND OU WHICH NME CME OP FOR HE BEUIFUL BIG C L S O CLIME KE CION ON CHNGE HE IGER S BES FRIEND I N S I D E

2 IGERS YOUR FIELD REPOR COMPILED BY SBI MLL FROM WWF-NEPL S IGER EM, WHOSE WORK YOU RE SUPPORING You ve chosen a wonderful name for one of the tigers of Khata corridor, and we re delighted to introduce her cub ou may remember that, in your last update, we asked you to help us name the gorgeous female tiger, and over 200 of you responded. he name with most votes was Sushma, means rays of the sun. We think you ve made a brilliant choice! PURR-FEC PIR Studying camera trap pics Since my last report, Sushma has been roaming the forests in Khata corridor, with a very special companion in tow her gorgeous young cub. Both mother and cub have been photographed by K H N E C O R P 6-14 DYS IGER CUBS ONLY OPEN HEIR EYES FER 6 O 14 DYS L R I D O R Beautiful Sushma suits her name our camera traps, and from the images, we think the youngster is around a year old. t this age, tiger cubs start to develop their permanent canine teeth, so they can hunt their own prey. By two years old they re fully independent, and head off to establish their own territories. For now, Sushma s cub still depends on her for food and protection, but it s growing up fast. We also have new camera trap images of Dalla, the mighty male tiger, and we think he could be following Sushma. She needs to be careful, as male tigers can kill young cubs. hey do this to ensure the mother becomes ready to breed again as soon as possible, and they can father their own cubs. his behaviour may sound cruel, but it s perfectly natural in the wild. MIN WWF-NEPL, INSE OP LEF SBI MLL / WWF-NEPL, INSE CENRE SMUNDR SUBB / WWF-NEPL, INSE RIGH & FR RIGH WWF-NEPL SRIPY SRNGERS SINCE MY LS REPOR, SUSHM HS BEEN ROMING HE FORESS IN KH CORRIDOR WIH VERY SPECIL COMPNION IN OW HER GORGEOUS YOUNG CUB Positioning one of the camera traps Our camera traps also revealed exciting images of three tigers we haven t seen before. We think they may have come from Katerniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary in India. Khata corridor forms a forested connection between Katerniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary and Bardia National Park in Nepal, enabling tigers to roam freely to feed and breed. hese three tigers could just be travelling through, or they may make the corridor their home we ll have to wait and see. hanks to your support, the community monitoring teams will keep checking the camera traps, and looking for pugmarks (pawprints), droppings and other tiger signs, so we can bring you further news. RIBUE O UPORNY You may have seen social media announcements last year, about the tragic passing of mur tiger, Uporny One of the new tigers Mighty male, Dalla his magnificent big cat s story was featured in previous updates. In case you missed them, Uporny attacked some dogs after wandering too close to a town, and had to be relocated. He was released on the borders of nyuisky National Park in 2015, helped by Pavel Fomenko and his colleagues at WWF-Russia. Uporny lived and thrived in his new home for two years, becoming a symbol of the struggle for freedom and survival in the wild. hen, in March, his body was found near to a wild boar he d preyed on. Following an autopsy, experts have concluded that Uporny was killed by a large predator, possibly another tiger. Wild tigers can travel over 100 kilometres to establish their territories and sometimes cross through other tigers home ranges. his can lead to fighting and even death. We sure you ll share our sadness at this devastating loss. But I hope you ll be heartened to know that Uporny lived out his days freely. nd that thanks to tiger protectors like you, WWF s work to protect wild tigers can continue. 2 YOUR IGERS DOPION UPDE UPDE 3

3 SHUERSOCK / MMI JCK / WWF-SWEDEN FOR HE L VE OF IGERS C limate change threatens everything we love, and many species and habitats are already feeling its impact. But you can help make a difference. If you want to personally do something about climate change, you can help fight it by living a low carbon lifestyle and there are so many ways to do this! It can be something simple like taking public transport more often instead of driving, or turning off the lights when you re leaving the room, or purchasing energy-saving appliances. here are many more ways check out our website: act_locally/

4 IGERS NEWS IMGES RFFIC-INDI MORE SUPER SNIFFERS WE RE HRILLED H 16 NEW SNIFFER DOGS HVE JOINED HE 25 BRVE SQUDS IN INDI, LREDY FIGHING ILLEGL WILDLIFE RDE hanks to supporters like you, we re fighting hard to end poaching and illegal wildlife trade. With our partner RFFIC (the wildlife trade monitoring network), we re helping to crack down on poaching, break up illegal trade networks, improve detection, enhance law enforcement and prosecution, and reduce demand by changing the way people think about buying tiger products. PEDIGREE CHUMS In 2008, we helped launch India s wildlife sniffer dog programme. fter completing rigorous training with their handlers, the first adorable puppies were transformed into brave and skilful sniffer dogs, known as super sniffers. hey were deployed across India to detect illegal wildlife products and track down poachers. Last year, another 16 sniffer dogs and 32 handlers graduated from the sniffer dog training programmes, supported by RFFIC India. his brings India s total number of sniffer dog squads to 41, working in 32 tiger states. One of the amazing sniffer dogs and its handler GRRRE RESULS So far, these amazing canine crusaders have helped crack more than 160 cases of poaching and illegal wildlife trade. hey ve recovered tiger skins and bones, bear bile, ivory, pangolin scales and other animal body parts, as well as snares, traps and weapons. We re determined to stamp out the illegal trade in tigers and other threatened wildlife in sia. By sniffing out the criminals and their ill-gotten gains, these dynamic canine crusaders can play their own, unique part in helping us reach this crucial goal. 1,755 HE PRS OF LES 1,755 IGERS WERE SEIZED CROSS HE 13 IGER RNGE COUNRIES BEWEEN 2000 ND HIS EQUES O LES WO IGER DEHS PER WEEK C M Y CM MY CY CMY K 6 YOUR IGERS UPDE

5 s well as helping to safeguard tigers, your adoption supports our other vital work to help protect our beautiful planet and its wildlife. hank you. COVER RNJN RMCHNDNI / WWF, BCK COVER RNJN RMCHNDNI / WWF MY YOUR SNOW IGERS LEOPRDS DOPION SUMMER UPDE 2017 ISSUE 15 WWF.ORG.HK 1986 Panda symbol WWF WWF is a WWF Registered rademark 1986 熊貓標誌 WWF, WWF 是世界自然基金會的註冊商標 WWF-Hong Kong, 15/F Manhattan Centre, 8 Kwai Cheong Road, Kwai Chung N.. Hong Kong 香港新界葵涌葵昌路 8 號萬泰中心 15 樓世界自然基金會香港分會 el 電話 :(852) Fax 傳真 :(852) 電郵 :wwf@wwf.org.hk Registered Name 註冊名稱 : World Wide Fund for Nature Hong Kong 世界自然 ( 香港 ) 基金會 (Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability by guarantee 於香港註冊成立的擔保有限公司 )