Wildlife experts have estimated that wild tigers will be extinct by 2022. On Sunday November 21, 2010 a "Tiger Summit" meeting was held to discuss new ways and develop a plan to stop the tiger from becoming extinct in 12 years. Thirteen countries got together at this meeting, all which still have some tiger population. The thirteen countries are Bangladesh, Russia, Thailand, Bhutan, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Nepal, China, Vietnam, Indonesia, India, and Malaysia.
100 years ago there was roughly 100,000 tigers in the world. Now the population stands at about 3,200 tigers due to construction, poaching, and forest cutting. The officials of the 13 countries came up with the Global Tiger Recovery Program in an effort to try and double tiger populations by 2022. This plan will protect tiger habitats, create a plan that will make locals want to help tigers, and stop the black market which is the incentive for poaching.
Have there been any laws and regulations set in these countries to try and stop the extinction of tigers, besides the plan they are currently putting effort into?
ReplyDeleteWho buys these tiger furs from the black market? What are they even used for? I feel like it would be pretty obvious if you had a tiger rug in your house. Could you be arrested for this?
ReplyDeleteWow that is a huge decline in population. Are the tigers a threat to the human population or are they just wanted because of their coats and fur?
ReplyDeleteMason, at this "Tiger Summit" meeting, what did the 13 countries have to say? Do they have any idea's on how to stop the tigers from becoming extinct in 12 years?
ReplyDeleteTigers can actually be a threat to humans. Tigers usually hunt at night, so this makes it increasingly dangerous for humans if they are out at night. The greatest man-eater is history is believed to be the Champawat Tigress who killed over four hundred thirty people in India decades ago until she was finally killed.
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To Meryl, there are plans in effect in Russia, Tibet, and India including Project Tiger in India, which has established 25 monitored tiger reserves in reclaimed land where human development is forbidden.
ReplyDeleteMason, I am wondering about the Global Tiger Recovery Program's plan and what it consists of. In this instance, although it may contain several drawbacks, would captive breeding be the possible solution to conserve and increase the tiger population? Captive breeding has many advantages, such as protecting the species from diseases and preserving the gene pool if the species to avoid the problems of inbreeding.
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http://nationalzoo.si.edu/scbi/EndangeredSpecies/CapBreedPops/default.cfm
That is a huge decrease in population. What do they plan on doing to have the number of tigers go up?
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ReplyDeleteThis link takes you to the site where the whole plan is. Captive breeding would be one way to increase the population but it doesn't guarantee the tigers safety once released into the wild. The plan is supposed to try and put an end to the black market, although I don't know how they plan to do so. The black market is the big reason for poaching, poachers kill exotic animals and sell whatever they can from the animal.