The Year of the Tiger

I created this video to highlight the plight of the wild Tiger. 12 years ago Nick Harper released this song, one of the lyrics being 'There's Only 5,000 Tigers Left', today it is estimated there are as few as 3,200 in the wild.



Here are some facts as provided by the WWF, an organisation fighting to protect animals in danger worldwide such as the Tiger.

There are six living sub-species of tiger; the Amur (Siberian), Bengal (Indian), Indo-Chinese, Malayan, Sumatran and South China.Three other sub-species, the Bali, Caspian and Javan, are now extinct.

Location:From India to south-eastern China and from the Russian Far East to Sumatra, Indonesia

Habitat:Wide ranging - from evergreen and monsoon forests, to mixed coniferous-deciduous woodlands, and mangrove swamps

Wild population:As few as 3,200

The threats to tigers:
  • Poaching for skins and body parts used in traditional Asian medicines
  • Habitat loss due to farming, forest clearance for the timber trade and human development
  • Decline in natural prey numbers
  • Conflict with humans
The Chinese Year of the Tiger started on 14 February, and we're doing our bit this year to help save this magnificent cat. Our long-term aim is to double the wild tiger population by the next Year of the Tiger in 2022.

Our plans for saving the tiger include equipping and training more anti-poaching patrols and working with governments to ensure stronger laws against the illegal wildlife trade. We also want to double the protection of wild tiger habitat in 13 areas by 2020.

For a very small financial contribution you really can make such a difference. Can you imagine the day they announce that there are no Tigers left in the wild? I do not want to. Adopt an animal today or join the WWF here and show your support. Thank you for your time.

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