Tiger numbers decreased to 95% within a century and now only 3,200 tigers still living on the planet. So this year, they will stand first in the list of species should be protected.
By TelegraphEfforts to prevent the extinction of species of tigers will be strengthened in 2010 after the Conservation Fund’s World (WWF) leads them into the top position in the list of threatened animals. Number of tigers in the world decreased 95% within 100 years. Future of the children still living victims threatened by poaching, deforestation and the status of climate change.
WWF said it would increase patrol activities and coordinate with foreign governments to stop hunting tigers and illegal trade in their parts. Strengthening the responsibilities of people in forest management will also be promoted. WWF will be adequate compensation for farmers lost their livestock because they do not seek to lower their Monitoring.
Diane Walkington, Director of the program to protect species at WWF UK, said: “People call in 2010 was the year China tiger. So we decided to take them to the first position in the list of 10 animals should be protected. Of course, the world has several thousand species are in danger, but we need to select a specific species to attract the attention of public opinion. ”
According to Walkington, if you want to save tigers, people must protect their living habitat. Tiger habitat but also the lives of the residence of many other animals.
“So, if right strategy and save species of tigers, we will also protect many other species are threatened,” Walkington comment.
Significantly reduced the number of tigers over the past century by many human activities. Asked item be considered valuable in many countries. So those who urgently poaching tigers hunt to get the skin. Many people want to buy other parts of the body to the drug tiger. Those who are poaching and lower Monitoring many animals which are prey for tigers. Condition that makes supply their food down, forcing them to attack the cattle farmers to eat.
Increasing forest cover shrinking by human deforestation for agricultural production and sugar. So they are being moved into the area under forest, where the fate of the more fragile they become.
Climate change is also a danger-the tiger. For example, mangrove islands in the vast Sunderbans (stretching from India to Bangladesh) was 70% of species habitat Bengal tiger. But within 50 years, 70% of mangroves could disappear due to sea level rise.
