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It is estimated that at the beginning of the
20th Century,more that 100,000 wild tigers roamed the Earth.
Upon entry into the 21st Century, their numbers have dropped
to less than 8,000. Tigers are having to compete with an ever-expanding
human population and industry for land and food. All remaining
tigers live in small, isolated populations in widely scattered
reserves. The largest concentration of tigers in one reserve
is about 250. Many tigers are killed by poachers who sell their
skins and body parts as ingredients for traditional Chinese medicines.
If these trends continue, the wild tiger may soon be extinct.
Of the eight original subspecies of tigers, three have become
extinct in the last 60 years, an average of one every 20 years:
*Bali tiger -- extinct
in the 1930s
*Caspian tiger -- extinct in the 1970s
*Javan tiger -- extinct in the 1980s
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The tiger, one of the
most magnificent animals in the world, is also one of the most
endangered. A cat of beauty, strength, and majesty, the tiger
is master of all and subject to none -- except humans. There
are less than 50 South China tigers left on this planet -- few,
and possibly none, survive in the wild.
Current estimates state
that between 5,000 to 7,500 tigers are left in the wild today.
However, there is no way of telling how accurate these numbers
are and it's feared that the actual number of tigers in the world
today is much lower. This site provides information on tigers,
pictures, and links to other sites dealing with tigers and how
to help them survive.
The International Year
of the Tiger Foundation is a Victoria, Canada-based, non-profit
organization working to prevent the extinction of the world's
wild tigers and other endangered species. Its present focus is
on India and the Russian Far East.
Tanya Romero was born
in 1986, the Year
of the Tiger, and has always had a special interest in tigers.
Tanya was so disturbed by the sight of the tiger paw, that together
with her sisters Natasha and Layla, she asked her family if they
could do something to "help save tigers." Their parents
saw this request as an extraordinary educational opportunity
for their daughters; not knowing that the commitment they were
about to make would eventually transform their lives. Together,
they began to learn about the tiger's desperate plight. Shocked
by all they discovered, the Romero family went on to formulate
an action plan and organized a like-minded team of friends and
business associates from Australia, Canada, Indonesia and the
USA.
"Tiger Haven is a
Sanctuary and Rescue facility for big cats, much like an animal
shelter for dogs and house cats - except that they are a "no
kill" facility. The cats who arrive there for
sanctuary are given a permanent home. They are not sold, transferred
or given away. They are not used for breeders, and they don't
work for a living. The cats here enjoy the good life, and they
deserve it."
info@votk.org
"We are a private,
non-profit, tax-exempt charity. We are controlled by a board
of directors with Jill E. Carnegie as our President and founder.
Jill and her husband, Jim Tomasi, live here in a modest farm
house, near the animals they care for and love so dearly.
We are 90% publicly funded
with the rest coming from our family. We have no paid employees
and no one draws a salary. Our very existence depends on donations
from our members, friends and a dedicated core of volunteers.
The cats that come here
remain until we can bury them here at our cemetery with respect
and dignity. We intend to provide sanctuary to large felines
and other needy exotics that are being abused or are in danger
of abuse and death. Our ultimate goal would be for humankind
to take responsibility for that which it creates out of greed
and care properly for the animals that are in need of protection.
Until that time, we will provide sanctuary and education towards
that goal."
Wild Aid
info@wildaid.org
Surviving Together: Russia,
through Inspection Tiger, conducts continuous anti-poaching
patrols and anti-smuggling investigations in the Russian Far
East, as well working with partner Phoenix to raise local awareness
of wildlife issues. The Program has attracted international acclaim
for having reduced poaching of the Amur (Siberian) tiger by about
60% in 3 years.
World Wildlife Fund
Loss, fragmentation, and
degradation of forests have been the major factors in the decline
of the tiger population in this century, with illegal killing
playing an increasingly damaging role as tigers have become more
vulnerable: no refuges remain safe from human penetration. Habitat
loss remains a grave danger for the tiger, particularly in South
and Southeast Asia, while illegal killing is considered by many
conservationists to be the most immediate threat hastening the
species towards extinction.
WWF's tiger activities
can be viewed at:
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Ranthambor.com
Tiger
Photos
Snow Tiger
© The Tiger Foundation - Tom
Brakefield iiiiiiiiiGlorious Charge: © The
Tiger Foundation - Rita Groszmann
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Tiger's Wisdom Includes:
*Power
*Energy
*Strength and will-power in the face of adversity
*Acting in a timely manner without analysis
Find out more about working
with animal totems:
Animal Spirits Core
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TIigers Under The Bed by Ann Mortifee
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Animal-Speak:
The Spiritual & Magical Powers of Creatures Great and Small
by Ted Andrews
Isilwane,
The Animal Tales and Fables of Africa
by Credo Mutwa
by Richard Ives
by Stanley Breeden & Melinda
Wright
by Amanda Harman
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Lindell
Site construction by Dwayne Edward Rourke
Photos provided with permission from:
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Endangered Earth
Born Free
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