| Tiger Conservation |
Tigers are on the cusp of extinction. According to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), less than 6,000 tigers exist in the wild today. One hundred years ago there were over 120,000. In the past century three of world's eight tiger subspecies - the Bali, Caspian and Javan tigers - have become extinct. The South China tiger may soon meet same fate. This tiger is thought to be the ancestor of all other tiger subspecies. In the 1950's there were 4,000 South China tigers living in the wilds of China. Experts estimate that no more than 30 do so today. The last South China tiger caught in the wild was brought in over 20 years ago. There are two other subspecies of tigers whose range includes border areas of China, the Indo-Chinese tiger and the Amur (Siberian) tiger. The populations of these tigers are less threatened, but poaching and pressures from development are taking their toll. Although tigers live only in Asia, they have inspired people throughout the world. For this reason alone, we should be trying to find ways to allow wild tigers to coexist with humans. Yet tigers are also a symbol for other species in the ecosystems in which they live. According to WWF,
Moving Tiger is a new business. There is little that we can do in our startup phase to help, other than to raise awareness of the facts. However, when we become profitable we plan to donate a percentage of our profits to tiger conservation. In future months as we move toward profitability we will be developing this program. We will research the organizations working in this field. We will find out who is working effectively to solve the difficult problems created when the needs of wild animals and humans clash. We will find out who is developing and implementing innovative economic solutions that protect people as well as tigers. And we'll report back to you our progress. Please check back here to find out more. |
