I believe each of us could easily recite why our animal companions hold such a special place in our
hearts. Well.. In my case, I love animals because of their purity; I've never seen any animal that can be so artistically cruel like us humans. I love how honest they are, they don't pretend. The fact that they are defenseless to our artistic cruelty is just another reason to love them even more.
All types of tigers are endangered. Even though tigers are known strong, they are vulnerable. 97% population of wild tigers have lost in just over a century. A hundred years ago there were 100,000 tigers in the wild. Today there are just as few as 3.200 -- only 3.200 tigers from all over the world. With this rate, the maths are not hard to work out. All tigers are estimated to extinct in a few decades, some subspecies will extinct even faster.
Among all animals, I have to admit, dogs and tigers warm my heart the most.
I once had the chance to hold a sleeping Sumatran tiger cub; he lied his head on my arms, I could see his chest breathing up and down peacefully. I couldn't imagine the possibility of this cute little cub being killed for its skin and body parts when he grows older. That maybe was the first time I realized how bad I want to love and, if able, protect them. This post you are reading right now is dedicated to our fellow tigers. Read on and, if able, spread the words. These tigers are on their last strongholds.
Do the math.
All types of tigers are endangered. Even though tigers are known strong, they are vulnerable. 97% population of wild tigers have lost in just over a century. A hundred years ago there were 100,000 tigers in the wild. Today there are just as few as 3.200 -- only 3.200 tigers from all over the world. With this rate, the maths are not hard to work out. All tigers are estimated to extinct in a few decades, some subspecies will extinct even faster.
In Indonesia, two subspecies of tigers have already extinct. Those two are Bali Tiger and Javan Tiger. Don't let this happen to another tiger subspecies, like Sumatran.
The demand is relentless and the tactics are ruthless.
The largest threat to tiger survival is consumer demand. Most tigers are killed for its skin, claw, teeth, bones, and other body parts that are valuable in the market; especially for decoration and traditional Chinese medicine. There's no scientific proof that tiger body parts can be used as medicine, but there's still a high demand.
Many illegal tiger farms existing in China are open for this kind of business. In tiger farms, tigers are bred, huddled in filthy cages, and starved to the extent their fur is hanging off their jutting bones. These majestic creatures are then mercilessly being killed to decorate the homes of the elite, while their bones are ground down to make “tonic” medicine wines.
Besides tiger farms, another way to run this business is through poaching. For Sumatran tigers, it was previously thought that they were being poached primarily on the edges of forests in regions near villages where they come into conflict with people. THEY WERE NOT. The poachers hunt deep within the national parks. With a single tiger worth as much as $50,000 to a poacher on the black market, hunting is rampant. Conservationists fear that unless concerted action is taken, the Sumatran tiger will go the way of two other Indonesian subspecies.
If poaching is happening even inside national parks, where else can they hide?
Conflict with humans. Massive habitats and prey lost.
As habitats shrink and more people enter the forest, the number of tiger attacks is rising. Tigers are struggling to find adequate food and often end up hunting domestic livestock that local communities depend on for their livelihoods. When this happens, killing them is usually the option. These conflict raises even more with more deforestation that humans do for business and industries.
Contact between humans and wild animals is increasing disastrously in Sumatra as deforestation, mining and palm oil concessions expand, fragmenting forest habitats and driving animals out of protected areas. Many Sumatran tigers, says Greenpeace, are being killed by accident. In July 2011, one was found dying in an animal trap on the border of an Asia Pulp and Paper acacia tree concession where rainforest had recently been cleared. Others have been found caught in electric fences.
No wild animal is now considered safe in Sumatra. An Australian-owned gold mining company has a 200,000-hectare concession which overlaps into Batang Gadis and illegal logging is encroaching upon the park from all sides. Batang Gadis is one of the last strongholds for wild life animals in Sumatra.
I just want to point out here that, any accident involving these tigers and humans is reasonable. We have taken their habitat, they need to survive by coming to the village and eating the livestock. They must be very confused when their forests were on fire with smoke filling up their lungs, they have struggled hard for their lives by reaching the villages. The solution is not to kill them, but to call local authorities. Animals have feelings too. Even my dog cried for days when I moved him from his litter mates, from his home.The better solution is, of course, REFORESTATION.
In conclusion, who's responsible?
I cite this text below from here.
CONSUMERS OF TIGER PRODUCTS: A growing and wealthier -mostly Asian – populace that actively purchase tiger products for their purported healing powers and as status symbols.
POACHERS / CRIME SYNDICATES: The ruthless and well-organized crime syndicates that fuel the poaching of wild tigers and selling of their parts.
TIGER FARM OPERATORS: The commercial breeders of captive tigers who raise tigers for their parts and who are fueling demand for tiger products.
GOVERNMENTS: Governments that fail to uphold laws against illegal trafficking of tigers and other species. The governments that lack the resources or political will to create tiger sanctuaries or provide adequate protection of existing parklands from poachers and industry.
CONSUMERS WORLDWIDE: Everyday citizens who unknowingly purchase a wide variety of paper, timber, palm oil and coffee products provided by corporations who do not use natural resources sustainably.
CORPORATIONS: Large corporations that are responsible for massive and indiscriminate deforestation of prime tiger habitat.
How can we help?
You can donate some money to animal organizations. Here is the list of some wild life conservationists and foundations, especially tigers :
http://tigertime.info/
http://www.panthera.org/
http://www.savesumatra.org/
Help them, they have nowhere to hide.
“The question is not, "Can they reason?" nor, "Can they talk?" but "Can they suffer?”
― Jeremy Bentham
If poaching is happening even inside national parks, where else can they hide?
Conflict with humans. Massive habitats and prey lost.
Contact between humans and wild animals is increasing disastrously in Sumatra as deforestation, mining and palm oil concessions expand, fragmenting forest habitats and driving animals out of protected areas. Many Sumatran tigers, says Greenpeace, are being killed by accident. In July 2011, one was found dying in an animal trap on the border of an Asia Pulp and Paper acacia tree concession where rainforest had recently been cleared. Others have been found caught in electric fences.
No wild animal is now considered safe in Sumatra. An Australian-owned gold mining company has a 200,000-hectare concession which overlaps into Batang Gadis and illegal logging is encroaching upon the park from all sides. Batang Gadis is one of the last strongholds for wild life animals in Sumatra.
I just want to point out here that, any accident involving these tigers and humans is reasonable. We have taken their habitat, they need to survive by coming to the village and eating the livestock. They must be very confused when their forests were on fire with smoke filling up their lungs, they have struggled hard for their lives by reaching the villages. The solution is not to kill them, but to call local authorities. Animals have feelings too. Even my dog cried for days when I moved him from his litter mates, from his home.The better solution is, of course, REFORESTATION.
In conclusion, who's responsible?
I cite this text below from here.
CONSUMERS OF TIGER PRODUCTS: A growing and wealthier -mostly Asian – populace that actively purchase tiger products for their purported healing powers and as status symbols.
POACHERS / CRIME SYNDICATES: The ruthless and well-organized crime syndicates that fuel the poaching of wild tigers and selling of their parts.
TIGER FARM OPERATORS: The commercial breeders of captive tigers who raise tigers for their parts and who are fueling demand for tiger products.
GOVERNMENTS: Governments that fail to uphold laws against illegal trafficking of tigers and other species. The governments that lack the resources or political will to create tiger sanctuaries or provide adequate protection of existing parklands from poachers and industry.
CONSUMERS WORLDWIDE: Everyday citizens who unknowingly purchase a wide variety of paper, timber, palm oil and coffee products provided by corporations who do not use natural resources sustainably.
CORPORATIONS: Large corporations that are responsible for massive and indiscriminate deforestation of prime tiger habitat.
How can we help?
You can donate some money to animal organizations. Here is the list of some wild life conservationists and foundations, especially tigers :
http://tigertime.info/
http://www.panthera.org/
http://www.savesumatra.org/
Help them, they have nowhere to hide.
“The question is not, "Can they reason?" nor, "Can they talk?" but "Can they suffer?”
― Jeremy Bentham
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