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DOUBLING WILD TIGERS 2020 Annual Report CONTENTS DOUBLING WILD TIGERS 2020 Annual Report CONTENTS FOREWORD 1 MAJOR MOMENTS OF 2020 4 WHERE WE WORK 6 HOW WE WORK 8 ADAPTING TO CRISIS 10 AVOIDING EXTINCTION 16 Feature story: The snaring crisis in Southeast Asia 29 Feature story: Meet the all-female ranger team protecting China's tigers 35 Prepared by WWF Tigers Alive and designed by Kazi Studios LIVING WITH TIGERS 41 Published in March 2021 by WWF. Any reproduction in full or in part must mention the title and credit the above-mentioned publisher as the copyright owner. Feature story: How Pilibhit Tiger Reserve more than doubled its tiger population 49 © Text 2020 WWF Cover Photo ©Suyash Keshari / WWF-International BRINGING BACK THE ROAR 53 Feature story: Bringing tigers back to India's Western Terai Arc Landscape 57 ©Emmanuel Rondeau / WWF-US THE PATH TO 2022 61 THANK YOU 65 WWF TIGERS ALIVE ANNUAL REPORT 2020 A GLOBAL MISSION TO SECURE THE FUTURE OF THE WORLD’S MOST THREATENED BIG CAT. ©Ajay Varma / WWF-International WWF TIGERS ALIVE ANNUAL REPORT 2020 1 WWF’S TIGERS 2020 THREW A SPOTLIGHT ON OUR ALIVE INITIATIVE FRAGILE RELATIONSHIP WITH NATURE. LOOKING BACK AT 2020 ©Ola Jennersten / WWF-Sweden BUT DESPITE ITS CHALLENGES, 2020 As we approach the Year of the Tiger deadly contraption can eradicate both to Kazakhstan is also on track with the in 2022 and the goal to double wild wildlife and hard-earned conservation return of the tiger set for 2024! tigers, known as TX2, we are seeing the gains in the absence of rangers and REAFFIRMED THAT PERSISTENT culmination of long term conservation supportive legislation. 2022 will represent interventions leading to some extraordinary results. WWF-Malaysia’s Project Stampede both the lunar Year of CONSERVATION CAN HELP SECURE A continues to demonstrate the It has often been said that TX2 effectiveness of conservation when the Tiger and a Global represents one of the most ambitious working in partnership with indigenous Tiger Summit - a once FUTURE FOR TIGERS. conservation targets ever set for peoples. The data from their dedicated a single species. So it figures that snare removal patrols shows massively in 12-year opportunity progress towards achieving this reduced levels of snaring in Royal target must represent one of the most Belum State Park. New legislation was to measure progress ambitious programs ever delivered for also introduced in Russia, prohibiting towards TX and set new REDUCED TO JUST 5% OF THEIR RANGE, a single species. the use of snares in any areas occupied 2 by tigers, snow leopards and Amur and ambitious goals. November 2020 marked the 10th leopards. THE YEAR OF THE TIGER WILL BE AN anniversary of the 2010 Tiger Summit and WWF, together with partners, Global Tiger Day 2020 was marked There is no doubt that the global trend launched the inaugural TX2 Awards with the announcement of India’s for tiger numbers is on the rise. But to recognise sites that have achieved adoption of the Conservation Assured OPPORTUNITY TO REDOUBLE EFFORTS will TX2 be realised? There will be a conservation excellence. India's Pilibhit | Tiger Standards (CA|TS) across all of number of new estimates from tiger Tiger Reserve won the TX2 Award for the country’s 50 Tiger Reserves, which range states released during next year doubling its tiger populations over the cover 65% of its wild tigers. WWF- AND SECURE A FUTURE FOR WILD that will piece together the story of last decade, estimated to be 65 tigers as India is now partnering with the Global tiger numbers. of 2018. The winner of a further award Tiger Forum to implement CA|TS in all for ‘Conservation Excellence’ was the Tiger Reserves. Beyond 2022, and looking into the next TIGERS. transboundary partnership created in 12 year cycle, what does the future hold Tigers are also on the move as 2011 between Bhutan and India - the for the species? Tigers are found in less evidenced by the record for the highest Transboundary Manas Conservation than 5% of their historic range. What if altitude tiger in Nepal being broken Area. Data from the last survey in 2018 TX2 could be reimagined to represent twice in a year. Early in 2020 a tiger estimates tigers in both sites to have a doubling of tiger range by 2034? was recorded in the far west of Nepal more than doubled since 2010. Expanding tiger range both within and at 2500m, which was surpassed in NOW IS THE TIME TO outside existing range and bending the These successes prove it is possible for November with a tiger recorded at curve with the recolonisation of tigers large carnivores to survive in human 3165m in the far east of the country. in places where the conditions for tiger dominated landscapes, provided safe- At the heart of this range expansion recovery can be recreated. havens and human-tiger interactions are core protected areas, connected by STEP UP. are managed. But in some countries the corridors and the presence of adequate This is an exciting prospect, and we road to tiger recovery remains fraught prey species in the wider landscape. can’t wait for you to join us on the with challenges. journey to 2022, the Year of the Tiger! Sometimes, tigers need a helping hand One of the root causes of the extinction to recolonise their former range. After Stuart Chapman wave that is sweeping across much of more than a decade of planning by Leader of WWF’s Tigers Alive Initiative Southeast Asia was revealed in a WWF WWF-India and partners, tigers have report, Silence of the Snares: Southeast been released in the western part of Asia’s Snaring Crisis. The report is a the Rajaji Tiger Reserve in December stark reminder of how a simple but 2020. Progress to reintroduce tigers WWF TIGERS ALIVE ANNUAL REPORT 2020 3 NEPAL INCREASING PRESSURES ON IMPACTS OF TRAVEL BANS HIT NEPAL RUSSIA PROTECTED AREAS ECO-TOURISM COVID-19 GLOBAL PANDEMIC RECORDS ARE BROKEN! TIGERS CONTINUE TO RECOVER IN Data from 11 protected areas Homestay owners and tourism DECLARED Camera trap images in Nepal found that human operators are severely impacted RUSSIAN FAR EAST PROVINCE On the 11th March the World reveal the highest altitude entry into protected parks rose by COVID-19 lockdowns and the WWF-Russia and the Amur Tiger Health Organisation officially sighting of a tiger in Nepal, significantly during the national halt to travel across the globe. Centre estimated a population declared the COVID-19 captured at over 2500m. lockdown due to COVID-19. The This places financial stress on of 20 tigers within Evreiskaya outbreak a global pandemic. This evidence of a tiger first month of the lockdown (24 communities and increases FIRST COVID-19 CASE Province, including the Heartland A large number of countries supports the notion that March – 24 April) saw more pressures on protected areas. site of Pompeerski National entered national lockdowns high altitude habitats may cases of illegal extraction of For example, India's Corbett RECORDED OUTSIDE OF CHINA Park. Since 2013 WWF has been during March, closing their provide refuge for tigers forest resources such as illicit Tiger Reserve receives an Thailand was the first country supporting translocations of tigers borders and put heavy and help connect their logging and harvesting than the estimated US1,00,000 in park to confirm COVID-19 outside in Evreiskaya, an area that had no restrictions preventing the territory between Nepal preceding 11 months combined. entrance fees annually. China. tigers when the project started. movement of people. and India. JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE SOUTHEAST ASIA JULY SNARING: SOUNDING THE ALARM A WWF report warns of a snaring crisis threatening wildlife in the protected areas of Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Viet Nam. Snaring threatens tigers and tiger prey. One of Southeast Asia’s most important remaining tiger landscapes, Belum- Temengor in Malaysia, experienced a A SNAPSHOT OF 2020 50% decline in tiger numbers from 2009- 2018 largely due to snaring. SEPTEMBER THAILAND THAILAND'S TIGER ESTIMATE MYANMAR KENZO PARTNERS WITH WWF INDIA BHUTAN Thailand's Department of National WILDLIFE MONITORING UNIT TRAINED French fashion house KENZO GOVERNMENT EXPANDS CA|TS TIGER RECOVERY Parks releases an updated tiger With the support of WWF-Myanmar, inaugurates a new capsule The announcement by the National During 2020 Bhutan recorded six population estimate for Thailand of 29 community members were trained collection, in support of Tiger Conservation Authority of previously unrecorded tigers across between 130 and 160 tigers across as part of a Wildlife Monitoring Unit tiger conservation. This India’s adoption of the CA|TS across Jomotshangkha Wildlife Sanctuary, the country. and has begun occupancy surveys in collaboration forms part of a all of the country’s 50 Tiger Reserves Phibsoo Wildlife Sanctuary and Sarpang remote areas of the Dawna Tenasserim broader partnership between is a significant step forward. These 50 Forest Division. WWF-Bhutan has Landscape. KENZO and WWF. Tiger Reserves and are home to 65% extended its support to areas outside of India's wild tiger population. of Protected Areas and these sightings highlight the amazing tale of tiger recovery that has been unfolding in Bhutan since 2010. OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER MALAYSIA BHUTAN & INDIA CHINA NEPAL USA INDIA TIGER SIGHTING BRINGS HOPE TX2 AWARD CELEBRATES TRIALLING NEW TECHNOLOGY RECORDS ARE BROKEN… AGAIN! BIG STEP FORWARD FOR CAPTIVE TIGER TRANSLOCATION STARTS A tigress and three cubs were SUCCESS A real-time surveillance system A new tiger sighting at 3165m TIGERS IN USA A wild tigress was translocated is piloted to monitor tigers, marks the highest altitudinal from the Corbett Tiger Reserve to captured on camera traps in India’s Pilibhit Tiger The US House of Representatives prey, and human disturbance presence of tigers in Nepal and Rajaji Tiger Reserve in an effort Malaysia earlier this year.
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