URGENT: HELP SAVE THE WILD TIGER
“If nature has made anything more beautiful than a tiger then I do not know what it might be,” states Stephen Fry, Actor and Conservationist,
“That a creature so strong, so powerful, so perfectly adapted is now so acutely endangered is further testimony (as if it were needed) of the damage we humans do to the wild habitats of the world. Wild tigers are being killed every week and there is a very real possibility that this most magnificent of animals might survive only on film and in the DNA repositories of universities in a very few years. But there is an equally strong possibility that the combined power of people who care can stop and then reverse the decline of the tiger. I urge you to follow the great wildlife artist David Shepherd and his vital campaign.”
There are only 3,200 tigers left in the wild, we have to act now or this iconic animal could be extinct in less than 20 years.
As apex predators, tigers shape the ecosystems in which they live.
They prevent over-grazing by limiting herbivore numbers and maintain ecological integrity.
Tigers are solitaryand have large home ranges making them excellent ‘umbrella’ species providing space for a variety of other species to flourish.
In India, more than 350 rivers originate from tiger reserves. These reserves also sequester carbon, provide oxygen and slowly release ground water to regulate floods. Protecting the tiger will in turn protect these vital habitats.
Protecting existing tiger habitats and the reforestation of degraded habitat may help buffer the poorest communities in Asia against the impacts of river siltation and flooding, while providing global benefits.
Saving the tiger will help communities and local populations benefit from habitat resources and tourism.
Man is solely responsible for the slaughter of the tiger. In the natural world the tiger’s only predator is man. We must act to stop the killing and save the tiger in the wild.
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http://tigertime.info/the-crisis/why-save-the-tiger#sthash.rnHAiRVo.dpuf
Thank you for all your help and support.
Photos courtesy of The Phoenix Fund and Michael Vickers.
10 comments
“What we do in Life echoes in Eternity”
STOP!
Oh how could we bear to,lose these wonderful creatures?! Just beyond belief that humans still hunt them..are we completely insane as a species? Seems so!!
this planet is not just ours and we do not have the right to take from nature. we are relative newcomers to the evolution of what life there is currently on earth and it is our responsibility to look after it and protect it
Man….what are you doing? This killing of Animals to fill a lust is……un worthy of you. Please allow nature to do what is necessary to balance life. In some places especially china they kill a tiger for its penis to make a soup…….!disgusting….
I’ll always keep praying for the tigers. God bless them all. And god bless all who are there for them. Peace. 🙂
That is way too few tigers left…save them and stop the poachers and the development ruing their habitats.
Please keep their habitats protected and help promote global awareness of this urgent problem, I will.
This is an outright shame..an almost unbelievable thing, only 3200 left…I’m stunned. Please help out however you can.
now 3800 life is good.