A Panthera study uncovered the role of commercial fishing fleets in smuggling poached tiger parts out of Malaysia was covered by the Associated Press and BBC Wildlife Magazine and picked up by The Washington Post, ABC News, Voice of America, and 200+ outlets. The research highlights the use of fishing boats to bypass customs, posing a dire threat to the critically endangered Malayan tiger.
Founded in 2006, Panthera is devoted to preserving wild cats and their critical role in the world’s ecosystems. Panthera’s team of leading biologists, law enforcement experts and wild cat advocates develop innovative strategies based on the best available science to protect cheetahs, jaguars, leopards, lions, pumas, snow leopards, tigers and the 33 small cat species and their vast landscapes. In 39 countries around the world, Panthera works with a wide variety of stakeholders to reduce or eliminate the most pressing threats to wild cats—securing their future, and ours.
