IUCN Green Status Finds Tiger ‘Critically Depleted’, But Recoverable

Recently, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) released its first Green Status of Species Assessment for Panthera tigris, revealing that tigers are “critically depleted” across much of their indigenous range in Asia.

What is the IUCN Green Status of Species?

• The Green Status complements the IUCN Red List by measuring species recovery and assessing conservation success.
• It evaluates how past and present conservation actions have influenced a species’ recovery and what future interventions could achieve.

Key Findings of the Tiger Assessment

• Tigers have suffered severe population declines and range contractions, becoming Regionally Extinct or Critically Endangered in many parts ....