Top Five Reasons Why You Must Act to Save the Tiger
1. Tiger Supports Livelihood
Tourism is the world’s biggest industry. On the ecotour front, the tiger is a star attraction for not just the Indian tourists but also for the people coming from other countries. There are foriegners who come to India only to have a glimpse of the tiger and then there are others who return more than once for another such opportunity.
The look in the eyes of a canter that has just come out of a National Park after sighting a tiger is very different from the look and feel of a canter that could not sight any. This eventually impacts the tourist influx thus impacting everyone from the tour companies to the local tour guides. A healthy tiger population thus supports livelihoods as well.
2. Tiger Protects Genetic Diversity
Tiger is an umbrella species. It’s conservation automatically ensures the conversation of a large number of flora and fauna and entire ecosystems. Thus, a properly planned tiger conservation programme is actually a programme to protect and save large number of species.
However, a dwindeling tiger population and news of declining number of tigers only implies an immediate threat to what is remaining of our natural ecosystems. A healthy tiger population thus also protects all that remains of our natural ecosystems.
3. Tiger brings Rain
A tiger is a both a guardian and an indicator of a healthy forests. A healthy forests. Few understand that a live bird or insect is far more important to the economy than a dead one. A live tiger brings rain – a dead one brings nothing but devastation.
4. Tigers Prevent Climate Change
A healthy tiger population lives in large forests – which are nothing but the natural sinks of Carbon. The more tigers we can save, the more healthier reserves we have, larger is our national carbon sink. A tiger should therefore be entitled to carbon credits in the form of protection.
And last, but never the least…
5. Tiger is a symbol of our National Pride
This is what India.gov.in has to say about our National Animal:
The magnificent tiger, Panthera tigris is a striped animal. It has a thick yellow coat of fur with dark stripes. The combination of grace, strength, agility and enormous power has earned the tiger its pride of place as the national animal of India. Out of eight races of the species known, the Indian race, the Royal Bengal Tiger, is found throughout the country except in the north-western region and also in the neighbouring countries, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh.
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With inputs from Dr. Faiyaz A. Khudsar (Yamuna Biodiversity Park)
Brijesh Pandey said,
July 23, 2009 at 8:08 pm
This is amazing, I did not tiger actually had such great significance!
Abhishek Singhla said,
July 23, 2009 at 8:29 pm
Hello,
I think it is important to save the tiger and do anything possible in that. The politicians will need to told that the tiger makes much of the GDP and needs to be protected.
Raginin said,
July 23, 2009 at 8:30 pm
Great going!!
Anuradha said,
July 23, 2009 at 8:48 pm
The tiger is the national animal of India…we must make sure it does not become ‘was’. And just like hockey…as a national sport, we ignore this animal likewise.
Amit Thareja said,
July 24, 2009 at 10:22 am
That is a wonderful piece of information.We must put in every possible effort to Save the Tiger.Is their any way that I can contribute to this noble cause?
Suresh Rawal said,
July 24, 2009 at 11:04 am
Not only tiger, we must care for all flora as well as fauna, these are the part of our life.
Regards,
Suresh Rawal
geeta goswami said,
July 25, 2009 at 11:42 am
good doing keep it up. We must put in every possible effort to Save the Tiger.
Sumedha said,
July 27, 2009 at 10:27 am
The tiger is an animal on whom all of us’s survival depends, we must act to save the tiger.
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Bittu Sahgal said,
August 11, 2009 at 7:23 pm
Its a lovely way to convey our purpose. Good Work Delhi Greens! We need you guys to help us to prevent the “buddha party” from colonising your future.
Sid said,
September 10, 2009 at 9:59 am
I read this informative book called” The way of the tiger” by Ullas Karanth who headed the Project Tiger and continues to monitor some scientific projects to track tigers and study tiger behaviour in protected reserves.
Though this book has a defensive tone about the efforts of Indian conservationists (inspite of failure of the “project tiger” ) this book takes on scientific approach in analyzing the issues involved in this business of saving tiger.
He believes “science” is the only salvation of tigers apart from our own current actions. I believe public participation in form of rally will be an important eye opener politicians who only understand the lingo of votes.
Tigerstar said,
February 7, 2010 at 4:23 am
Amazing blog post! I love it. The tiger is my fave animal, and I hope that we would be able to save them. Reading about poachers hunting tigers has made me so FURIOUS!!! Write more about tigers!!!!
RAKESH said,
February 7, 2010 at 10:30 am
save thetiger and save the earth
Surya said,
February 11, 2010 at 12:11 am
Read the article as well the comments. Personally I dnt think putting all the burden n blames to the authority is the way to show that we care. Our little bit will contribute a lot to this mission. I am trying to do my bit.
Hope u all do….
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Anupam said,
February 23, 2010 at 10:19 pm
Nicely written…..