Tigers

Thai authorities found forty dead tiger cubs in a freezer at Tiger Temple on June 1, during part of a days-long raid.

Wildlife officials in Thailand have started removing some of the 137 tigers at a Buddhist temple after monks were accused of illicit acts.

Zhao Liping, a recently retired Chinese official of high rank, is being held by the police for suspected murder.

The poet, Oscar-nominated filmmaker, wildlife photographer, and son of the renowned artist-couple Christo and Jeanne-Claude does not care for fame (he grew up with it) or even for the permanence of his work, he explains during a phone interview. “If we could stop the ivory trade, I would burn every [photo] negative tomorrow,” he says. Representations of wildlife essentially do not matter. He would rather see those animals thriving in their natural habitat. He writes, photographs, and films to inspire others in a call to action.