Le tigre

Can we save tigers? In captivity, yes - that much is clear. In the wild? We honestly don't know yet. The Tiger Foundation believes that this will depend almost entirely on the amount of money we are willing to invest to save the tiger and on how well we manage our resources. The Tiger Foundation is trying its best to raise this money and to start some much needed field programs. At this stage, it appears that the solution may lie in the preservation of a number of specific tracts of high quality tiger habitat, where a limited number of tigers will be able to find sanctuary; India, Indonesia and Russia have such forests. There, laws can be enforced and tigers can be allowed to survive under human protection. Perhaps two or three thousand tigers can be preserved this way. In order to achieve lasting success, there will need to be effective coordination and collaboration between many governments and their law enforcement agencies, thousands of rural communities, numerous NGOs and several enlightened members of the private sector.

l'état sauvage on estime qu'il n'en resterait plus que 5000 à 7000.

Le WWF et TRAFFIC demandent au gouvernement chinois de maintenir son interdiction et de renforcer ses efforts pour faire respecter la loi contre le commerce illégal de tigre et autres grands félins d'Asie, particulièrement pour leur peau. Ils insistent également pour que la Chine impose un moratoire pour tous les tigres vivants et veillent à la destruction des stocks de carcasses de tigres. Les deux organisations veulent aussi augmenter la sensibilisation du public concernant l'interdiction actuelle.