There are about 3,200 tigers left on Earth. Four species of tigers have already faced complete extinction, which leaves five species to be saved. Fortunately, the United Nations has named 2010 the “Year of Biodiversity,” and has created a list of ten critically important species that are to be watched closely during the next 12 months — the tiger is number one on that list.
Conservationists have been fairly successful in regulating tiger hunting in recent years, but they have much less control when it comes to non-human issues, such as global climate change. From the Guardian:
For example, sea level rises – caused by climate change – are now threatening the mangrove homes of tigers in the Sunderbans regions of Bangladesh and India. Hence the international decision to redouble efforts to save the tiger this year. “Of course, there are thousands of other species on the endangered list,” added Walkington. “However, there is particular importance in selecting a creature such as the tiger for special attention.
“To save the tiger, we have to save its habitat – which is also home to many other threatened species.”
Awareness is key, but exactly how are “we” going to save the tiger’s habitat from global warming?
[Via: The Guardian]
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