June 8, 2020
Majestic. Powerful. Fierce. Beautiful. Tigers are all of these, yet they remain critically endangered. Did you know that in 1900, more than 100,000 tigers roamed over most of the Asian continent? Today, that number is fewer than 4,000, after their habitat has declined by 93%. As a tiger mascot university, Clemson University is leading the […]
June 5, 2020
As an enthusiastic wildlife researcher, Anam completed her master’s degree in wildlife sciences from Aligarh Muslim University. She then joined the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing in Dehradun for another masters in GIS specialization. Most of Anam’s master’s work was focused on conservation corridors for tigers using technical and modeling approaches. Before coming to the […]
May 21, 2020
Alessandra Bresnan received a B.A. in Global Politics and an M.A. in Economy in Rome, Italy before working at the Climate Change Division of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization where she realized how passionate she was about wildlife conservation, but she felt she lacked the necessary scientific training and background. Therefore, Alessandra decided to […]
May 14, 2020
Earlier this month, Haley Plumley was recognized for her work with Tigers United. She received The Dreamer and Doer Award from her school. The Dreamer and Doer Award is awarded to the student who closely embodies the spirit of Walt Disney by dreaming big and doing big and thereby impacting the world around them in […]
March 16, 2020
The Ecological Society of America (ESA) is honored to announce this year’s GSPA) recipients. This award provides graduate students with the opportunity to receive policy and communication training in Washington, DC before they meet lawmakers. ESA selected twelve students to receive the award: Tiffany L. Betras (University of Pittsburgh), Callie R. Chappell (Stanford University), Claire E. Couch […]
February 6, 2020
By: Ashley Jones With less than 3,900 tigers left in the world, Clemson University’s President Clements initiated the Tigers United University Consortium injunction with Auburn University, Louisiana State University, and the University of Missouri to save the beloved mascots. This university-wide initiative’s goal is to encourage participation, awareness, and commitment to protecting wild tigers globally […]
January 15, 2020
Open for business to trade tiger parts. That’s what China basically announced when it temporarily lifted a ban in October 2018 on tiger bone and rhino horn from captive-bred animals for traditional medicine. While the 1992 ban was lifted only on captive-bred animals (read: tiger farms), this move signaled to illegal poachers, whose livelihood depend […]
January 10, 2020
Tigers United and Discovery Project C.A.T. raises funding for endangered tigers during College Football Playoff National Championship weekend Discovery Inc., the global leader in real life entertainment, and Tigers United, an organization comprised of four tiger mascot universities, today announced a text to donate activation, which begins January 11 and will be highlighted at the College […]
January 9, 2020
Saving tigers is a complex problem to solve. Conservation is a multi-layered issue that requires expertise from multiple disciplines, like biology, sociology, economics, wildlife management and political science. Any plan to save tigers must address each of these factors. There is no “one and done” solution, which is why we, at Tigers United, are thrilled […]
