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How to shoot a tiger: q&a with michael vickers

Wildlife photographer Michael Vickers has always loved animals, especially cats, but the tiger has always held a very special place in his heart. Mike has been capturing tigers on camera since 2000 and has worked with Born Free for many years. But why does he do it?

Human impact erodes chimpanzee behavioural diversity

Born Free's Nikki Tagg and Emily Neil co-author new report that reveals human impact erodes chimpanzee behavioural diversity.

Women earn their stripes

On International Women’s Day, Born Free's Beth Brooks finds out how Living with Tigers is empowering women in the village of Turiya.

Conflict tigers

In November 2018, a six-year-old tigress, known as Avni, or T-1, was shot dead in Maharashtra, central India. Avni and her two cubs had reportedly killed 13 people since 2016 and were hunted for two years after officials ordered her death.

Tiger threats: electrocution

Wild tigers face many threats to their survival across the Satpuda landscape of central India, where Born Free’s Living with Tigers programme operates. A serious threat is electrocution.

Tiger education on the move

At a high school in Bothali, in the buffer zone of Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve, 700 children are learning about human-wildlife co-existence. The Mobile Education Unit of Born Free’s Living with Tigers programme is making its regular visit.

Tyger tyger, a dimming light

In 1794, William Blake wrote the famous lines, Tyger Tyger, burning bright, In the forests of the night; What immortal hand or eye, Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

Thai tiger burning bright

Situated along the Dângrêk escarpment heading to North Eastern Thailand, the Dong Phayayen – Khao Yai forest complex is one of the largest contiguous tracts of forest in the country. It is also home to a population of endangered Indochinese tigers and a designated World Heritage Site.

Protecting tigers with bamboo

Born Free’s Living with Tigers programme runs a number of initiatives across Satpuda to protect the estimated 500 tigers that live in this beautiful area of central India.

Tiger killed at longleat safari park

Born Free is saddened to learn that a tiger has been killed at Longleat Safari Park.