HOW WE WORK

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When the world decided to double wild tigers in 2010, a major part of WWF’s commitment was to set up the Tigers Alive Initiative to work with Tiger Range Countries to drive forward the TX2 goal.

WWF has three goals to help secure a future for tigers. Each requires a bold vision, exceptional leadership, and commitment from governments, communities, and conservation investors.

BETTER TOGETHER

Avoiding extinction: protecting, connecting and restoring critical tiger landscapes, as well as stopping the trade and reducing demand for tiger products.

Living with tigers: managing conflicts with tigers, and strengthening public, private and community support for tiger conservation.

Bringing back the roar: planning for reintroductions and expanding the tiger’s range.

In each of our 14 priority landscapes WWF partners with governments, local communities and grassroots organisations to benefit tigers, people and ecosystems. We work with technical partners to deliver critical protection tools such as Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool (SMART) to inform and help improve anti-poaching patrols.

Likewise, the implementation of tiger specific protected area management standards (CA|TS), as well as our approach to reducing poaching through the Zero Poaching Toolkit and efforts to reducing trade would not have been possible without collaboration with our partners.

AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH

Despite the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic in the last year tiger conservation has continued. WWF continues to facilitate and support innovative interventions across tiger range countries, such as patrol prediction and infrastructure forecasting using artificial intelligence, eDNA testing for biodiversity monitoring, and a new SMART functionality that can help in understanding the poaching network in an area.

Throughout this report you’ll read more about our innovative approaches to securing a future for tigers and how we’ve adapted to creating positive impact amid the COVID-19 pandemic.