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HONG KONG, Feb. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CNN's Mission Tiger, hosted by CNN's Senior International Correspondent Will Ripley, follows conservation efforts in Southeast Asia aimed at helping tigers rebound from past declines. The program spotlights the innovative strategies and unwavering commitment of individuals and organizations striving to safeguard these majestic predators and their habitats and reconnect fragmented tiger strongholds across the region.
Thailand's Western Forest Complex, a vast connected network of forests and protected areas, highlights how well-planned wildlife corridors and strengthened protection are enabling tigers to reclaim habitat. Ripley joins rangers as they patrol tiger country, check camera traps, and look for signs of big cats in territories once devastated by poaching, providing a closer look at the dedication and daily realities of frontline conservation teams amid challenging conditions.
Moving to northern Malaysia's Central Forest Spine, a critical rainforest chain for Malayan tiger survival, in Royal Belum State Park, conservationists including Dr. Dzaeman Dzulkifli and his team work on forest restoration and protection of endangered tree species to support a thriving ecosystem for tigers and their prey. Inhabiting roles once reserved for men, indigenous women rangers, Milah and Suzana, are breaking traditional gender norms by patrolling these same forests and showing how rebuilding the habitat and defending it from external threats must happen in tandem if tigers are to survive.
Established in 2023, Al Sultan Abdullah Royal Tiger Reserve (ASARTAR) is a crucial link in Malaysia's central forest spine that, until recently, had almost no data on the wildlife inhabiting the area. Previously, conservation photographer Sebastian Kennerknecht installed advanced camera traps to capture powerful wildlife imagery to help galvanize public support for conservancy efforts. After Kennerknecht's departure, local rangers and Panthera, an international wildcat conservation nonprofit, have taken over retrieving the data from the cameras which reveal a rich array of wildlife including tapirs, elephants, various smaller wild cats, and tigers – underscoring the reserve's importance as a connecting corridor for not only tigers, but for other diverse animal populations as well.
Mission Tiger celebrates the profound impact of human dedication and innovative conservation strategies that are securing a future for one of the world's most iconic and endangered species, highlighting the interconnectedness of nature and the shared responsibility of fostering a healthier planet.
Mission Tiger trailers: https://bit.ly/3OrzZeQ
Mission Tiger images: https://bit.ly/3M6udyJ
Mission Tiger microsite: https://edition.cnn.com/world/mission-tiger
Airtimes for 30-minute special:
Saturday, 21st February at 1:30am HKT
Sunday, 22nd February at 7pm HKT
Monday, 23rd February at 6:30am and 12pm HKT
About CNN International
CNN's portfolio of news and information services is available in seven different languages across all major TV, digital and mobile platforms, reaching more than 379 million households around the globe. CNN International is the number one international TV news channel according to all major media surveys across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the Asia Pacific region, and Latin America and has a US presence that includes CNNgo. CNN Digital is a leading network for online news, mobile news and social media. CNN is at the forefront of digital innovation and continues to invest heavily in expanding its digital global footprint, with a suite of award-winning digital properties and a range of strategic content partnerships, commercialised through a strong data-driven understanding of audience behaviours. CNN has won multiple prestigious awards around the world for its journalism. Around 1,000 hours of long-form series, documentaries and specials are produced every year by CNNI's non-news programming division. CNN has 36 editorial offices and more than 1,100 affiliates worldwide through CNN Newsource. CNN International is a Warner Bros. Discovery company.
HONG KONG, Feb. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CNN's Mission Tiger, hosted by CNN's Senior International Correspondent Will Ripley, follows conservation efforts in Southeast Asia aimed at helping tigers rebound from past declines. The program spotlights the innovative strategies and unwavering commitment of individuals and organizations striving to safeguard these majestic predators and their habitats and reconnect fragmented tiger strongholds across the region.
Thailand's Western Forest Complex, a vast connected network of forests and protected areas, highlights how well-planned wildlife corridors and strengthened protection are enabling tigers to reclaim habitat. Ripley joins rangers as they patrol tiger country, check camera traps, and look for signs of big cats in territories once devastated by poaching, providing a closer look at the dedication and daily realities of frontline conservation teams amid challenging conditions.
Moving to northern Malaysia's Central Forest Spine, a critical rainforest chain for Malayan tiger survival, in Royal Belum State Park, conservationists including Dr. Dzaeman Dzulkifli and his team work on forest restoration and protection of endangered tree species to support a thriving ecosystem for tigers and their prey. Inhabiting roles once reserved for men, indigenous women rangers, Milah and Suzana, are breaking traditional gender norms by patrolling these same forests and showing how rebuilding the habitat and defending it from external threats must happen in tandem if tigers are to survive.
Established in 2023, Al Sultan Abdullah Royal Tiger Reserve (ASARTAR) is a crucial link in Malaysia's central forest spine that, until recently, had almost no data on the wildlife inhabiting the area. Previously, conservation photographer Sebastian Kennerknecht installed advanced camera traps to capture powerful wildlife imagery to help galvanize public support for conservancy efforts. After Kennerknecht's departure, local rangers and Panthera, an international wildcat conservation nonprofit, have taken over retrieving the data from the cameras which reveal a rich array of wildlife including tapirs, elephants, various smaller wild cats, and tigers – underscoring the reserve's importance as a connecting corridor for not only tigers, but for other diverse animal populations as well.
Mission Tiger celebrates the profound impact of human dedication and innovative conservation strategies that are securing a future for one of the world's most iconic and endangered species, highlighting the interconnectedness of nature and the shared responsibility of fostering a healthier planet.
Mission Tiger trailers: https://bit.ly/3OrzZeQ
Mission Tiger images: https://bit.ly/3M6udyJ
Mission Tiger microsite: https://edition.cnn.com/world/mission-tiger
Airtimes for 30-minute special:
Saturday, 21st February at 1:30am HKT
Sunday, 22nd February at 7pm HKT
Monday, 23rd February at 6:30am and 12pm HKT
About CNN International
CNN's portfolio of news and information services is available in seven different languages across all major TV, digital and mobile platforms, reaching more than 379 million households around the globe. CNN International is the number one international TV news channel according to all major media surveys across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the Asia Pacific region, and Latin America and has a US presence that includes CNNgo. CNN Digital is a leading network for online news, mobile news and social media. CNN is at the forefront of digital innovation and continues to invest heavily in expanding its digital global footprint, with a suite of award-winning digital properties and a range of strategic content partnerships, commercialised through a strong data-driven understanding of audience behaviours. CNN has won multiple prestigious awards around the world for its journalism. Around 1,000 hours of long-form series, documentaries and specials are produced every year by CNNI's non-news programming division. CNN has 36 editorial offices and more than 1,100 affiliates worldwide through CNN Newsource. CNN International is a Warner Bros. Discovery company.
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CNN's Mission Tiger goes deep into Southeast Asia's efforts to save an iconic predator
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Innodisk, a leading global AI solution provider, today announced its participation in NVIDIA GTC 2026. Alongside subsidiary Aetina, Innodisk Group is showcasing the seamless integration of NVIDIA AI architectures into scalable, deployable edge AI applications. By converging its high-performance computing platforms and the proprietary vision sensing camera modules, Innodisk is translating cutting-edge technology into field-ready industrial AI solutions across two verticals: smart healthcare and intelligent mobility.
Bridging Innovation and Implementation
As the global AI landscape shifts from cloud-based models to edge execution, Innodisk delivers the hardware-software integration depth that industrial-scale edge AI adoption demands.
"NVIDIA technologies are driving the AI revolution, and Innodisk is where that innovation meets industry reality," said Randy Chien, Chairman of Innodisk Group. "Through close collaboration with NVIDIA and two decades of vertical market expertise, we help customers cut through integration complexity and accelerate their journey from advanced algorithms to field-ready solutions."
Smart Healthcare: Powerful Medical VLM at the Clinical Edge
Innodisk is demonstrating a Medical Multimodal Vision Language Model (Medical VLM) powered by NVIDIA Blackwell architecture and NVIDIA TensorRT, running on the APEX-X200 Edge AI Computing Platform. Housed in a 16.5-liter chassis, the system integrates an NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPU (24,064 CUDA cores; 752 Tensor cores), bringing enterprise data-center-level compute to space-constrained clinical settings.
By enabling fully local inference to eliminate cloud dependency, the solution ensures ultra-low latency and absolute data privacy. Live demos show the system analyzing X-ray and CT images in real time, auto-generating diagnostic report drafts, and converting medical findings into patient-friendly explanations — streamlining radiologist workflows and improving clinical communication.
Intelligent Mobility: Surround Perception and AI Safety for Heavy Vehicles
Innodisk and Aetina have jointly developed an Intelligent Mobility Solution powered by NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin platform. By leveraging Innodisk's custom capture card, the team integrated eight GMSL2 camera modules on a single platform, overcoming hardware integration challenges to deliver real-time multi-channel video. The solution features Surround-View Stitching and active Blind Spot Detection (BSD), while an integrated AI Driver Monitoring System (DMS) alerts against fatigue, distraction, and mobile phone use, delivering comprehensive safety coverage for heavy-duty vehicle operations.
Visit Innodisk at NVIDIA GTC 2026
Join Innodisk at Booth #7039 and Aetina at Booth #139, San Jose McEnery Convention Center, March 16–19. Explore the full portfolio of edge AI infrastructure engineered for demanding workloads.
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Innodisk at NVIDIA GTC 2026: Accelerating Real-World AI for Healthcare and Mobility with Full-Stack Edge Solutions
