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April 7, 2011
March 14, 2011
Bringing Tigers Back From The Brink of Extinction
Protecting habitat by linking human and environmental security WILL save tigers
By Dr. Keith Martin, MP
By protecting tiger habitats and reducing demand for tiger parts, we can save these magnificent creatures from extinction.
It is hard to imagine a world without tigers. Yet today there are fewer than 3,200 of these magnificent predators left on the planet. In the past century, their populations have plummeted from 100,000 to only about 2,500 breeding adults.
This catastrophic decline in tiger populations is a direct result of two things: 1) habitat destruction, and 2) relentless hunting for their bones, claws, and teeth, which are used to make ornaments and products that claim—falsely—to have medicinal value. To save these species, rapid and effective action must be taken to protect their habitats and reduce demand for their body parts. (more…)
January 25, 2011
Help stop illegal wildlife trade
by Remi Chandran on April 2, 2010
The recent intense two-week meeting on trade in endangered species has been described as a failure in many newspapers and blogs, principally because member countries could not reach an agreement on new trade measures to protect certain marine species. (more…)
January 20, 2011
Tiger Eye: Up Close and Personal
Watch this National Geographic video of a tiger in the wild, and then join our campaign to save tigers from extinction.
January 15, 2011
Broken Tail: A Tiger’s Last Journey
The tiger known as Broken Tail was born in Ranthambhore National Park in northern India, a vast, natural reserve for a wide variety of Indian wildlife, but especially famous for its Bengal tigers. Historically revered in Indian tradition, tigers in the area were once protected by maharajahs, and then by government sanctuaries and conservation projects. But poachers have proven to be nearly unstoppable over the years, and tigers have struggled to survive, even with the protection of the park. (more…)
January 10, 2011
Our last, best chance to save wild tigers
President of the World Bank, Robert B. Zoellick, speaks about how we can save tigers from extinction.
By saving the tiger, we can save so much more
Robert B. Zoellick, President of the World Bank, on why it’s critical that we stop the illegal poaching that is driving tigers to extinction. By saving tigers, we can save so much more.
“Tigers are worth more alive than dead”: Harrison Ford
Please share this message from actor Harrison Ford on the importance of ending the illegal poaching of tigers and of protecting their endangered habitats.
January 5, 2011
Naturopaths speak out: rhino horn, tiger parts IS NOT medicine
Please share this letter from Dr. Bob Bernhardt, President/CEO of the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, Canada’s premier institute for education and research in naturopathic medicine.
Dr. Bernhardt’s letter unequivocally states that the professional, science-based opinion of medical and naturopathic practitioners is that rhino horn and the body parts of tigers have no medicinal value whatsoever.
Rhinos and tigers are on the brink of extinction. More than 90 per cent of them have been wiped out in the past century. If we are going to save these critically endangered species, we must educate people that products derived from rhino horn and tiger body parts are medically ineffective, and could even be dangerous to one’s health as they are sometimes mixed with toxic substances. People who buy these products are being lied to about their medicinal value and are being duped. (more…)
November 19, 2010
Bringing tigers back from the brink
Protecting critical habitat by linking human and environmental security will save tigers
By Dr. Keith Martin, MP
A dead tiger can net a poacher up to $50,000. This illegal practice has decimated tiger populations worldwide.
It is hard to imagine a world without tigers. Yet today, there are fewer than 3,200 of these magnificent predators left on the planet. In the past century, their populations have plummeted from 100,000 to only about 2,500 breeding adults.
This catastrophic decline in tiger populations is a direct result of two things: 1) habitat destruction, and 2) relentless hunting for their bones, claws and teeth, which are used to make ornaments and products that falsely claim to have medicinal value. (more…)
