SAVE THE TIGER

Tigers desperately need our help.....

At the turn of the last Century there were estimated to be around 100,000 wild tigers in Asia-today it is probable that fewer than 4,000 tigers remain in the wild.  In India alone the wild tiger population has plummeted from a population five years ago of approximately 3,500 to between 1,300/1,500 as shown in the recently published census by The Wildlife Institute of India.

The main threats to the tigers survival continues to be:

1. Deforestation caused by the ever increasing human population requiring more land to graze livestock and grow crops.

2. Loss of tiger habitat caused by mining companies exploiting the forest for minerals together with road building through and along the periphery of forest land.

3. Poaching of the 'big cat' in order to supply the illegal trade in both tiger skins and derivatives for traditional Chinese medicine.

4. Poaching of the tigers prey species such as deer and wild boar etc which the tiger needs to survive and raise its young

Both the Government of India and a number of worthy Indian and International non-government organizations are working hard in the field to protect and save the remaining wild tiger population.  From my conversations with a number of eminent tiger research scientists I feel strongly that the tiger need not be confined to the growing list of extinct species.

However it remains a very real possibilty that the wild tiger could become extinct in our lifetime.  Tiger conservation is therefore now more critical than ever.  I would therefore request everyone visiting my website to kindly consider supporting any of the tiger orientated wildlife charities listed in the 'Links' section to help and aid their vital tiger conservation programmes.  Please contact me for any advice on the subject.

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