Our Projects: Appeal - Tigers in the Wild - launched Sept 2011
Location:
India, Thailand and the Russian Far East
Project Summary:
As tigers fight for survival in the wild, the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation needs funds to support its anti-poaching and park protection projects in India, Thailand and the Russian Far East.
Together, we can save the tiger in the wild
FOUR precious wild tigers are killed every week.
To stop it we urgently need your help.
Wild tiger populations are facing a catastrophic decline - the worst for many years. Human greed for traditional medicines and souvenirs is fuelling a trade in illegal wildlife products that is spiralling out of control.
As a consequence, our most iconic wildlife species face extinction and, with an estimated 3,200 left, we really could be the last generation privileged to see tigers in the wild.
The facts are shocking ...
- In the 1930s eight subspecies of tiger, numbering over 80,000 roamed wild across Asia. Today, three subspecies are extinct and only 3,200 tigers are left in the wild - a decline of 96%
- Every year authorities seize the parts of 100 tigers - the true number of tigers being slaughtered for illegal markets can only be guessed out
- Experts estimate that four tigers are killed every week, With a population in decline and tiger habitats squeezed by human infringement this is totally unsustainable
Together we can stop stop the slaughter.
Thank you.
