Good news for tigers, lions vs pangolin & a closeup bear brawl

[View this email in your browser]( [Tiger in river]( International Tiger Day brought with it some good news for the world's largest cats. A recent census reveals that India is now home to nearly 3,000 wild tigers, an increase of more than 30% since the last count was conducted four years ago. The latest figures were released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who called the rise in numbers a "historic achievement" for India's big cat population. [Read more]( HIGHLIGHTS Ghosts of the Everglades Clinging to survival in shrinking swamps, ghost orchids are so elusive that their pollinators have remained unknown – until now. [Read more]( Lions vs pangolin Writer Sonya Joy was on safari in South Africa recently when she snapped some unique photos of lions trying to break through a pangolin's scaly defences. [Read more]( FEATURED VIDEO [The uncertain recovery of the Mexican wolf]( Lobos in Limbo We created this video to accompany a written piece by Amy Mathews Amos on the recovery of the Mexican wolf. The article recently won her a Genesis Award for Outstanding Online News. [Read the full story here](. [VOD]( WATCH THIS A Year In The Wild From Antarctica to Indonesia, compelling stories are captured in stunning high definition and put together to paint a colourful and exciting portrait of life on Planet Earth. [Watch now]( Lost Lagoon On one of the wildest coastlines in Africa lies an estuary. For hundreds of years it’s existed, secluded, and life in its waterways has been uninterrupted. [Watch now]( IMAGE OF THE WEEK With their notoriously elusive and mostly nocturnal habits, bobcats are not often seen in the wild, so this snapshot of one – frozen mid-leap as it stalks its prey – is something special. AROUND THE GLOBE [Bears fighting]( Finland: Brawling bears Patience paid off for photographer Tero Pylkkanen who recently spent hours hunkered in a hide in Finland to capture remarkable footage of battling brown bears. [Watch now]( [Monitor lizard at an ATM]( Thailand: Monitor lizard investigates ATM When Bangkok resident Krittavit Tamchai popped in at an ATM after work recently, he was startled to find the machine already in use by a massive monitor lizard. [Watch now]( [Monkey looking through camera]( Indonesia: Monkey tests out camera Since photography surged into the digital era, it seems like everyone is a converted shutterbug. Even the wildlife is into wildlife photography these days! [Watch now]( [Pull out quote]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Website]( Copyright © 2019 Earth Touch News Network, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](