That is, tigers IN THE WILD will become extinct in 10 years.
UNLESS WE TAKE DRASTIC STEPS.
UNLESS WE TAKE DRASTIC STEPS.
So, Manmohan Singh set up a Tiger Task Force. But it did not yield results. Though a far past predecessor late Prime mInister Indira Gandhi is acclaimed worldwide for her EFFORTS TO SAVE THE TIGER THRU' PROJECT TIGER.
PROJECT TIGER DID WORK !
But then, after reaching a peak, tiger population has begun to dwindle.
Now reaching an alltime low of 1100 in India.
This report is from ndtv.com Let us also thank NDTV for their effort :
"Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked the Chief Ministers of states with tiger reserves to take direct charge of the task of protecting tigers.
After a sustained NDTV campaign to save the tiger, the Prime Minister held an emergency meeting on Saturday and had a clear message for the Chief Ministers.
The Prime Minister will hold a Conference of Chief Ministers to put in place a coordinated response to the challenge of tiger conservation.
The government has also decided to sanction whatever amount it takes to save the tiger.
But there's a warning for the states. Any state that doesn't want to save the tiger, or denies the problem will not be given these funds."
Very Good strategy. But let us, poor bloggers like me, request him to INDIVIDUALLY also SPEND SOME TIME & EFFORT TO SAVE THE TIGER.
Let us draw some inspiration from Russia's efforts, which has helped the Siberian Tiger.
Hope we remember -
EXTINCTION OF THE TIGER MEANS VIRTUAL COLLAPSE OF THE ENTIRE ECOSYSTEM IN WHICH THE ANIMAL LIVED.
IT ALSO MEANS DISASTER FOR MANKIND.
