In The Pink

I received my Tiger update from the WWF today. They were lucky enough to get this shot of Kamrita as she tripped a night camera they have set up, and I also got this shot of one of her cubs. She is currently raising two cubs. Apparently Tiger cubs leave their mother at 18-24 months of age, dependant on their gender. Females hang around a little longer. The WWF are reporting that as little as 400 Sumatran tigers may be left in the wild but were also able to report that numbers of prey in their habitat were good at this time and a major blow to poaching has been struck following the surrender of a group of high-profile poachers. The WWF are working along with IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) to prevent poaching and will benefit from the information the surrendered poachers give them. In addition they are helping the poachers find new livelihoods so that they may support themselves and their families by other means.

This is Kamrita (pronounced kaa -am- rita ). She is a Bengal Tiger estimated to be between 7-8 years old. She lives in Chatwan National Park, southern Nepal. We are now her proud sponsors ! Find out how you can sponsor a Tiger or other wild animals here .

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 De...