China says it will allow trading in products made from endangered tigers and rhinos under "special circumstances," reversing a previous ban and bringing condemnation from conservation groups.

It was the overpowering stench and the thick swarm of flies that told Reinet Meyer she had stumbled upon something truly horrific.

THESE harrowing images reveal how a legal Big Cat farming industry is thriving around the world with helpless animals kept in tiny wire cages.

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In a ramshackle barn somewhere in rural Vietnam, a balding chicken stumbles over a giant heap of chalky tiger bones.

South African farmers illegally breed tigers and other big cats for sale into the luxury goods and traditional medicine markets. 

The recent tiger escape in Johannesburg demonstrates the safety risk that this industry poses to wildlife farm workers, visitors and the public.

India's wild tiger population—by far the largest in the world—has risen above 3,000, according to a census released Sunday, boosting efforts to conserve the endangered species.

In South Africa, an insatiable desire for lions — whether to view the big cats in captivity, interact with cubs, hunt them for sport, or trade in their body parts — has created an explosion in their captive populations.

According to the Department Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment’s (DFFE) ministerial task team report of 2024, 626 tigers are known to be kept in captivity in South Africa, often in squalid conditions. No data was received from KwaZulu-Natal or Mpumalanga, so the number could be higher. Tigers are largely bred for trophy hunting, trade in their bones for the tiger wine market in South East Asia and live export.