WWF’S IMPACT ON TIGER RECOVERY 2010-2022

The report details WWF's strategic efforts to reverse the decline of wild tigers through political advocacy, landscape-scale conservation, and community-centered approaches. Key achievements include the development of the Conservation Assured Tiger Standards (CA|TS), the implementation of the 'Safe Systems' approach to human-wildlife conflict, and the creation of the Coalition to End Wildlife Trafficking Online. While global tiger numbers have shown an upward trend, the report warns that gains are fragile and uneven, with severe declines continuing in Southeast Asia due to snaring. WWF highlights the co-benefits of tiger conservation, including carbon sequestration and water provisioning, and outlines future goals such as the first international tiger reintroduction in Kazakhstan by 2025.

• Wild tiger populations reached a historic low of approximately 3,200 in 2010, leading 13 tiger range governments to commit at the St. Petersburg Summit to double their numbers by 2022.
• WWF has invested or leveraged more than US $200 million across 10 offices, 14 landscapes, and 50 heartlands to support tiger recovery.
• The Conservation Assured Tiger Standards (CA|TS) accreditation system has 128 registered sites across 7 countries, with 21 sites approved as meeting global management standards.
• Linear infrastructure poses a major threat to connectivity, with at least 11,000 kilometres of roads and railways planned through tiger landscapes.
• WWF's 'Safe Systems' approach to human-wildlife conflict is currently implemented in 35 sites to reduce risks to people, assets, and wildlife.
• A 2019 survey of 7,110 rangers across 28 countries revealed significant gaps in professional support: 40% lacked sufficient training, and only 40% had insurance for serious on-the-job injuries.
• The Coalition to End Wildlife Trafficking Online, convened by WWF, has led member companies to remove or block over 11.6 million listings for endangered species.
• Tiger farms in China, Thailand, Laos, and Viet Nam are estimated to hold over 8,000 tigers in more than 300 facilities, which WWF argues stimulates illegal trade.
• Tigers are expanding into higher altitudes in the Himalayas, with sightings recorded at 3,165m in Nepal, 3,600m in India, and 4,100m in Bhutan.
• WWF is partnering with the government of Kazakhstan to reintroduce tigers to the Balkhash region by 2025, which would be the first international reintroduction for the species.
• Southeast Asia is facing a critical snaring crisis, with WWF estimating over 12 million snares in the protected areas of Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Viet Nam.

APA

WWF International (2022). WWF’S IMPACT ON TIGER RECOVERY 2010-2022. https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/836/8csh32wkgb_WWF_TX2_Impact_Report_Lauren_Simmonds_2_.pdf

Chicago

WWF International. WWF’S IMPACT ON TIGER RECOVERY 2010-2022. 2022. https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/836/8csh32wkgb_WWF_TX2_Impact_Report_Lauren_Simmonds_2_.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{wwfinternational2022wwfs, author = {{WWF International}}, title = {{WWF’S IMPACT ON TIGER RECOVERY 2010-2022}}, institution = {WWF International}, year = {2022}, month = feb, url = {https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/836/8csh32wkgb_WWF_TX2_Impact_Report_Lauren_Simmonds_2_.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }