SHARON GUYNUP: ‘At the turn of the 20th century, when Rudyard Kipling penned The Jungle Book, about 100,000 of the majestic cats roamed across Asia. They were wiped out by trophy hunts in India, the 1960s fashion craze for fur in the United States and Europe, the cats’ shrinking habitat, conflicts with people, and poaching. … Continue reading INVESTIGATION: Captive tigers in the U.S. outnumber those in the wild. It’s a problem.