Help Save Tigers
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Tigers are on the threshold of extinction. According to WWF, Tigers are amongst the ten most endangered species in the world. Over the last century the Tiger population has been reduced by more than 95%. Less than 3500 tigers remain in the wild with around 1411 in India & their numbers are declining fast.
People are raising money for a Community Conservation Project in Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) in Maharashtra to save tigers.
The conservation project involves setting up a field station in Moharli, with three conservationists for a year. They will work towards improving the living conditions of the tribals who live in extreme poverty & reducing biotic pressure on the forest. The project will thereby help protect one of the largest Tiger habitats in the world. It will be executed by Satpuda Foundation (http://www.satpuda.org/), a registered grass-root NGO & will cost 2.76 lakh rupees.
For more details on how you can help, please visit:
http://www.ncsaindia.org/satpuda/howcanihelp.htm
Also, the International Tiger Day (23-September) was started by The Phoenix Fund, a Russian non-governmental organization sponsored by Save The Tiger Fund and other international donors. Since then it has been a rallying point for other tiger conservation efforts around the world.
In 2003, 21st Century Tiger and AMUR encouraged European and Russian zoos to adopt and promote the concept as an awareness creation and fund raising tool for tiger conservation.
In 2005 the Campaign Against Tiger Trafficking was launched on international tiger day, while ceremonies around the world drew diverse public support, including a group of local Shamans on the Indonesian Island of Sumatra. In the Russian Far East, Tiger Day is as popular as ever, just last year, during the month of September, tiger day celebrations occurred in 6 different cities in the province of Primorye.
