Do you have a cat? Do you ensure it is happy, well fed, healthy and safe? Well without wild cats in The Earths past we wouldn’t have our cute little Tabby, Oscar or Dave.
Tigers are becoming extinct in the wild. There are a lot of animal charities who have on-going campaigns and projects to help tigers but the message needs to be spread wider. I don’t think it is a case of people not being aware I really think it is a case of that they don’t seem to grasp the significance of the impact that humans are having on the worlds wildlife. There is also the thinking that they cannot do anything to help apart from donating money which for a lot of people in the present economic climate is just not possible. We need to stop the destruction of our planet every living thing deserves to survive not just us. Humans on the whole have the instinct to first and foremost take care of ourselves but what we never seem to appreciate is that the world and its rich diverse ecological past is the reason we are here and we are killing the planet with our greed and ignorance. We do not own this planet we are merely guests and as guests we are behaving in an appalling manner.
Tigers are breathtakingly beautiful animals that deserve our protection, not because they are dying out from unknown causes but because it is man that is killing them. Their natural habitat is being destroyed through our own need to live our lives how we want to. Man destroys the tiger’s habitat by cutting down trees and polluting the water they drink and the air they breathe. We hunt the tiger’s natural prey and we hunt the tigers themselves and kill them for their furs, skin and bones. There is nothing more that saddens me than the thought of these wonderful cats not existing in a future where my children’s children can appreciate them and love them as much as I do.
Tiger Statistics
There are around 3000 to 4000 tigers left in the wild.
The Balinese and the Javan tiger, Native to Indonesia are extinct. They were last sighted in 1930 and 1979 respectively.
The Caspian tiger native to western Asia has been extinct since the 1950’s
The Bengal tiger native of India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan – Fewer than 2000 remain.
The Malayan tiger native of the Malayan Peninsular – fewer than 500 remain
The Sumatran tiger native of Sumatra – fewer than 500 remain
The Siberian tiger native of Russia – fewer than 450 remain.
The Indochinese tiger native of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar – fewer than 500 remain.
Amoy tiger native of south china – Believed to be extinct as no recorded sighting for 25 years.
Stopping the destruction of the tiger’s natural habitat or stopping the poaching of these animals will not be enough to stop their numbers from declining. We need to protect their habitat and their food sources and ensure that they have the room to increase their numbers. You can’t live in one bedroomed house and continue to have a child every year. There just will not be enough room!
How Can You Help?
Everyone can do their part in the smallest way, you don’t need to have a wealth of money. Just the act of signing an online petition can help or raise awareness of the plight of this planet and its wildlife. Blogging and social networks mean you can get the message across to hundreds and potentially thousands of people. If you post a link to this blog on Twitter or Facebook and just one of your contacts repost it on theirs and so on think how many people you can reach. Get children involved and educate them about the planets problems. Do something you have never done before like a sky dive or organise a walk and get people to sponsor you. All you need is passion and determination. Use your voice, it is the most powerful tool we have.
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