The first-ever summit dedicated to a single animal brought world leaders, officials and conservation groups to Russia last week. The International Tiger Conservation Forum in St. Petersburg convened in the waning days of the Chinese Year of the Tiger. Tigers are in serious trouble. Habitat loss and poaching have taken their toll. Only 3,200 are left in the wild down from 100,000 a century ago. At the summit the 13 nations with tiger populations endorsed the Global Tiger Recovery Program. The document details action plans for each country and region where tigers survive in the wild. "What the summit achieved was all the countries endorsing this Global Tiger Recovery program, which means that we now have all the heads of governments of the 13 countries agreeing to one single plan moving forward toward tiger conservation," says Barney Long, who manages the tiger program for the World Wildlife Fund, a key player in tiger conservation. He says the plan is a positive step forward for tigers. The world leaders also agreed to double tiger population by 2022. But their most immediate priority is to stop illegal poaching and trafficking by organized crime syndicates.
Yes, I've also come across this info and... first I felt admiration towards the people who were doing their best to draw our attention to this theme, who made "tiger-protection-oriented" ADS, who were discussing this problem. But then I wondered - what DO THEY DO to stop killing these animals? What DO THEY DO to protect them from illegal hunting? what DO THEY DO to increase the population of these gorgerous animals? WHAT DO THEY REALLY DO EXCEPT FOR TALKING? Actually, I couldn't find any answer. May be, it is just the first step - to make people aware of this problem, and another step will be finding solusion to it. BUT WHEN?...
I have come across similar info on the issue in the I-net. The issue is really burning and is aimed at making people aware of the fact that we have reached the borderline beyond which there is no return. Tigers like many other animal species must be saved and protected against barbarian killings.
