Wildlife appeal · Tiger conservation
How to Help Wild Tigers
Tigers need safe habitat, protection from illegal killing and room to live alongside people. Help support a response built around those needs.
Sumatran tiger species photograph dated 11 January 2021. The source does not identify this animal as a WARN rescue or document a current emergency.
Photo: Nyonyofoto / Wikimedia Commons. Resized; display may be cropped. Source CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Choose a one-off or monthly gift, or share the evidence
- Read recipient selection and grant records before giving
In brief
Wild tigers remain threatened despite recovery in some countries. This appeal seeks support for assessed tiger welfare and conservation needs, such as habitat protection and reducing conflict. WARN will publish recipient decisions and grant records; a gift does not purchase a patrol day or guarantee a rescue.
By WARN Research & Conservation TeamLast updated
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Support tigers
Tigers need safe habitat, protection from illegal killing and room to live alongside people. Help support a response built around those needs.
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Your gift supports this appeal’s stated purpose. Activities described on this page are eligible or proposed support; published grant records show what has been agreed, paid or reported.
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Endangered
Global tiger species category
Asia
Wild tiger range
Local trends
Recovery differs between countries
Habitat
Protection and coexistence matter
Species context checked 8 September 2026. Conservation classifications describe a species or population; they do not measure WARN’s work.
How to support tigers
Gifts selected for this appeal are intended for eligible tiger welfare and conservation. WARN will assess the location, responsible organisation, activity and costs before making an award. This page does not claim a funded reserve, anti-poaching unit or sanctuary.
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Read the purpose and assessment questions
Explore the needs below and read grant selection and where your money goes. A species photograph or an outside organisation’s report does not establish a WARN grant.
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Choose a gift that suits you
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Follow the published records
Keep your payment receipt and use the grant register for recipient decisions and payment records when published. A receipt confirms your gift; it is not evidence that a grant has already reached a field team.
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Share the evidence
Share a tiger story with the original organisation, location and date. Keep global population estimates separate from local trends and avoid revealing sensitive animal locations.
Why tigers still need help
WWF reports a Global Tiger Forum estimate of about 5,574 wild tigers, announced in 2023. That figure should not be presented as a fresh 2026 census or as proof that every population is recovering. WWF describes improvement in some countries alongside continuing declines in much of Southeast Asia.
The species faces illegal killing, habitat pressure and conflict where people and tigers share a landscape. Protecting connected habitat can be as important as responding to an injured animal. An effective proposal should explain which local pressure it addresses rather than relying only on a dramatic global number.
Donors can help by asking what a project is equipped to do, who authorises it and what information can be published safely. Monitoring, conflict response and captive care are different activities with different costs and outcomes. WARN’s proposed awards would need to identify that purpose explicitly; this page does not claim that WARN operates or has funded a tiger reserve.
Evidence: WWF — Tiger status, threats and conservation. External organisations describe their own work; citing them does not identify them as a WARN grantee.
What puts wild tigers at risk?
Illegal killing and trade
Tigers face demand for body parts and other wildlife-trade pressures. Any proposed protection support needs lawful oversight, relevant expertise and safeguards for both people and animals.
Shrinking or disconnected habitat
A tiger population needs suitable habitat and a viable future beyond the next individual rescue. A proposal should explain which habitat threat it would address and how progress will be evaluated.
Conflict with people
When livelihoods and wildlife overlap, a practical response must consider local people’s safety and needs. Local knowledge, clear authority and an appropriate response plan are central assessment questions.
Species, geography and donor context
| Species | Tiger (Panthera tigris) |
|---|---|
| Global status | Endangered; local populations can have different trends |
| Population context | About 5,574 in the GTF estimate reported by WWF in 2023 |
| Geography | Wild tigers live in Asia; a global appeal is not evidence of WARN operations throughout the range |
| Donation purpose | A contribution to assessed needs, without a fixed patrol or rescue guarantee |
What support could this appeal make possible?
The following are potential areas of support to assess. An award would require an identified organisation, lawful activity, documented costs and a reporting agreement.
Focus1
Protection and monitoring capacity
Consider documented equipment or operating gaps in authorised conservation work. Public reports should show the purpose and spending without disclosing sensitive patrol or animal-location information.
Focus2
Humane conflict response
Consider locally appropriate approaches that address risks to people, livestock and tigers, with clear responsibility and welfare standards.
Focus3
Care when intervention is necessary
Consider veterinary or continuing-care needs where qualified professionals and relevant authorities establish that intervention is appropriate. A release or sanctuary outcome cannot be promised in advance.
How to assess a tiger conservation proposal
A responsible award should connect a specific local threat to an activity that can be justified and reviewed.
- What problem is the proposal solving?
- Distinguish prevention, conflict response, monitoring and captive care. Avoid describing all spending as rescue when it serves a different conservation purpose.
- Who is accountable for the activity?
- Confirm the responsible organisation, required permissions, relevant skills and arrangements for local communities and staff.
- What can be reported without increasing risk?
- Request useful spending and outcome evidence while protecting exact locations, operational routines and personal information.
These are WARN’s assessment priorities for a proposed award. Read the recipient-selection policy.
How to help without donating
Choose wildlife experiences carefully
Avoid activities involving tiger handling or close-contact photographs. Review the operator’s welfare information and the purpose of any captive facility.
Share conservation progress accurately
Attach the source date and place to population claims. Recovery in one range country should not be relabelled as a worldwide trend.
Use appropriate reporting routes
Report suspected wildlife trade through the relevant authorities or platform. Do not confront sellers, purchase animal parts or publicise sensitive wildlife locations.
How would support reach tigers?
Gifts selected for this appeal are intended for eligible tiger welfare and conservation. WARN will assess the location, responsible organisation, activity and costs before making an award. This page does not claim a funded reserve, anti-poaching unit or sanctuary.
WARN is building its grant-making work. Before an award, an organisation’s authority, welfare standards, budget and ability to report must be assessed. Recipient decisions and grant payments will be published as records become available.
The activities described on this page are eligible needs to assess. They are not a statement that WARN has already paid for a rescue, clinic, patrol or sanctuary place. A suggested gift amount does not guarantee a fixed outcome.
How responsible support works
From a gift to a grant
This is WARN’s grant-making process. Check the published records below for this appeal’s actual progress.
Assess the need
Review an organisation’s identity, local capacity, welfare practices, current request and proposed budget.
Agree the support
Choose a suitable purpose within the appeal, agree the budget and set proportionate reporting requirements.
Record the payment
Publish the recipient, amount, purpose and payment status when a grant record is available.
Follow the results
Report what the recipient can evidence, with dates and limitations. An approved grant and a completed outcome are different stages.
Grant register
Approved commitments and completed payments are different stages. Public records identify recipients and purposes without exposing donor details, banking information or sensitive wildlife locations.
Records not yet published
A reconciled financial summary and individual grant records have not yet been published here. This is a reporting status, not a statement that income, expenditure or grants are zero. Contact WARN for information about your gift.
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