The team plans to first design a genome for the tiger and compare it to the dunnart, its closest living relative. Scientists will then use CRISPR gene editing technology to eventually create an ...

The last known Tasmanian tiger died in a zoo in 1936. But many unconfirmed sightings have raised questions about whether the creature truly went extinct at that time.

An extinction that was ultimately driven by humankind’s aggression. Now, a genetics company is trying to revive the Tasmania tiger and give it a second chance at life.

Estimates place the current wild tiger populations at as few as 3,200 tigers, including only about 400 Sumatran tigers, which are listed as critically endangered on the International Union for ...

For the first time, DNA from an extinct animal has been resurrected inside a living creature. The donors in this were four 100-year-old Tasmanian tiger specimens preserved in ethanol at the Museum ...

With three subspecies already extinct, global tiger populations have decreased from 100,000 to only 3,500, representing a pattern of mass wildlife extinction further exacerbated by humans in the ...

Sumatran tigers (Panthera tigris ssp. sumatrae) are more than a rare breed; they're almost extinct. An estimated 400 of these animals still inhabit the wilds of Indonesia, and that number is only ...

Local News Extinction Date For Wild Tigers Predicted November 22, 2010 / 9:15 AM EST / CBS Detroit ...

WASHINGTON – There are only a few thousand tigers left in the wild – one step away from extinction. The animals are on the critically endangered list, which is why the National Zoo was ...