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Tiger Crisis  (1994)

Ranthambore's tigers in crisis

A hard-hitting and in-depth investigation into the illegal tiger trade, Tiger Crisis brought the sheer scale of the poaching industry to international attention. Scripted by passionate conservationist Stephen Mills, who has studied tigers and championed their preservation for over two decades, this BBC production uses hidden cameras as it travels throughout Asia, revealing the shocking extent of the tiger trade.

Vivid and unsettling, contrasts are drawn as footage of a tigers’ capture, slaughter, and subsequent skinning is interwoven with images of them undisturbed in their natural habitat. As they hunt, swim and play, a pelt is calmly exchanged for a Mercedes and a raided Chinese herbalist shop is littered with their skulls and bones.

A powerful and deeply moving piece, this award-winning production examines how previously successful conservation initiatives, such as Project Tiger, have been undermined. Culminating in the biggest discovery of slaughtered tigers in India’s history, Tiger Crisis brings to light the perilous position of these big cats and the imminent nature of their extinction.

Copyright holder

Copyright Holder: BBC - Natural History Unit
Address: c/o BBC Motion Gallery
Room E251
Woodlands
80 Wood Lane
London
W12 0TT
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 8433 2861 / 2
Email: motiongallery.uk@bbc.co.uk
Website: http://www.bbcmotiongallery.com

Film credits

Producer: Mike Birkhead
Photography: John Davey
Interviewee: Richard Leakey
Film Editor: Andrew Naylor
Photography: Mike Richards
Interviewee: George Schaller
Dubbing Mixer: Graham Wild
Writer: Stephen Mills
Executive Producer: Keith Scholey
Interviewee: Valmik Thapar
Narrator: Gavin Hewitt
Photography: Tejbir Singh
Photography: Lawrence Dodds
Video Editor: Steve Olive
Sound: Mark Holding
Dubbing Editor: Julie Mitchell
Research: Ross Couper-Johnston
Production Assistant: Karen Hewson
Unit Manager: Nicky Spode
Fixer (Regional): Jane Sabherwal
Graphic Design: 422 Videographic design
Production Company: BBC - Natural History Unit
Associated Broadcaster: National Geographic Television & Film
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Ranthambore's tigers in crisis
Ranthambore's tigers in crisis
Facing extinction
Facing extinction
The tiger - a poachers commodity
The tiger - a poachers commodity