For the eighth consecutive year, Richmond is proud to partner with WWF to help support the conservation of tigers in the wild.
Today, July 29, is Global Tiger Day, celebrated to raise awareness for tiger conservation. This day was created following the meeting of the heads of tiger range states during the Year of the Tiger in 2010. The day aims to raise awareness about the critical decline in wild tiger populations and encourage tiger conservation efforts.
Richmond stars Nick Vlastuin and Toby Nankervis visited Sumatra and Central India in 2019 to witness first-hand how successful tiger conservation can be achieved.
Identifying an opportunity to support a critical Tiger landscape, Richmond supports WWF Malaysia’s tiger conservation work through funding from its Tiger Conservation Membership.
To help us save wild tigers from extinction, you can sign up as a Tiger Conservation member.
Along with supporting WWF via direct funding, you'll also receive a plush tiger toy, exclusive updates throughout the year about Tiger Conservation activities, competitions, surprise and delights and messages from players, and a general admission ticket to attend a Richmond home game.
To sign up as a tiger conservation member, please click here.
You can also help tigers by:
- Buying forest-friendly products, like FSC-certified paper and wood products, certified sustainable palm oil and sustainable coffee
- Not buying anything containing tiger parts when travelling overseas
- Not partaking in photos with tigers or experiences where you can interact with tigers
Below is the 2026 Global Tiger Day from WWF, with a key focus on protecting tigers for the long run.
Across the Belum-Temengor Forest Complex, one of Malaysia's most important tiger landscapes, WWF-Malaysia and its partners continue to strengthen protection through science, collaboration and boots on the ground.
Today, more than 500 camera traps are helping monitor Malayan tigers and the wildlife they depend on, providing valuable information that guides conservation efforts. Anti-poaching patrol teams continue to remove illegal snares and keep watch over remote forest areas, while Orang Asli communities play an increasingly important role in protecting the forests they have called home for generations.
These long-term efforts are helping build a stronger future for Malaysia's tigers. Every camera trap checked, every patrol completed, and every snare removed contributes to keeping these forests safer for wildlife.
This year, conservation teams have also continued working closely with government agencies and local communities to strengthen protection across Belum-Temengor. Together, these partnerships demonstrate that conserving tigers takes teamwork, persistence, and long-term commitment.
As WWF-Malaysia prepares to celebrate Global Tiger Day, Run for Tigers: The Long Run will bring more than 2,500 runners together to raise awareness for the country's national icon. But behind every kilometre run is another journey taking place deep in the rainforest, one walked every day by the people working tirelessly to protect the Malayan tiger.
Meet Mila and Suzana
Among the dedicated people protecting Malaysia's Critically Endangered Malayan tiger are two women making history.
Mila and Suzana are the first women from the Jahai Indigenous community to join WWF-Malaysia's anti-poaching patrol teams in the Belum-Temengor Forest Complex.
Growing up surrounded by rainforest, they developed a deep understanding of the forest from an early age. Today, they put that knowledge to work alongside fellow patrol members, trekking through remote rainforest, removing illegal snares, monitoring wildlife and helping protect one of Malaysia's last strongholds for the Malayan tiger.
For Mila, becoming a ranger was deeply personal: "The forest is like my second home. When I learned there was an opportunity to protect the forest and wildlife, especially tigers, I felt this was a truly meaningful job."
Suzana says protecting the forest also means protecting her community's heritage: "I carry the hope, as an Orang Asli female ranger, to protect the forest and our heritage so that it can continue to live on."
Their achievement is about much more than becoming rangers. It represents new opportunities for Indigenous women to take on leadership roles in conservation while honouring the deep connection their community has with the forest.
As Global Tiger Day draws closer, Mila and Suzana remind us that protecting tigers isn't only about wildlife. It's about empowering the people who know these forests best and ensuring they continue to thrive together.
