World Wildlife Fund Launches Texting For Tigers

Sounds unique but its true!

The World Wildlife Fund, fondly called as WWF has recently launches a new technique for worldwide promotion of Tigers. Following the footprints of various television reality shows, WWF has also decided to use texting technique via phone to promote conservation of Tigers all across the globe.

The main goal behind this promotional scheme launched by WWF is to double the global Tiger population by 2022. In the entire world, Tigers are on the threshold of extinction. At present only 3, 200 Tigers are available in the wild, which is really shocking.

These magnificent big cats of deep canopies are fighting for their existence because of their habitat loss and poaching. Tigers are mainly killed for their skins, bones and other body parts. These things of Tigers are used in making traditional Chinese medicines, talismans, status symbols and clothing.

But, to help these endangered species WWF for the first time is using mobile fund raising. A mere donation of $ 10 would be received by WWF, whenever a mobile user send a text massage “Tiger” to 20222. Not only this WWF is encouraging people on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter to spread awareness about the current plight of Tigers.

So, just type “Tigers” and send it to 20222 from your cell phone and help Tigers to see the light of day.

New Threats For Tiger Reveal

Shocked! shocked! shocked....

I was dumbed when I first read the news of farming captive-bred Tigers for their body parts. It is really pathetic that after knowing the status of Tigers in worldwide, still we are unable to help these magnificent big cats of jungle.

According to a special report published in BBC Wildlife Magazine which reveals that China, a super power of Third World country is creating new threat for wild Tigers. This report talks about China's intention to start farming captive -bred Tigers to meet the global demand for skins and other Tiger body parts.

Chinese government instead of changing their decision, is giving baseless logic to prove their point. Chinese officials believes that this step of theirs will be beneficial for Tiger conservation, which is really ridiculous.

I think this decision of Chinese government will worsen the situation more for wild Tigers and wildlife conservationists. If ‘legal’ tiger parts appear on the market, it will become almost impossible to conduct effective enforcement, and will create incentives to poach.

Not only China, even poachers in India are also brutally killing the Tigers for their skin and other body parts. Organized poaching gangs has emerged in core Tiger terrains like Kanha, Bandhavgarh, Panna and Pench tiger reserves of Madhya Pradesh. A group of at least 260 people from 13 villages in the area are engaged in the crime of slaughtering of Tigers.

So, its the high time that we should raise our voice against the issue of Tiger poaching on a global platform and pressurize various governments to strictly enforce wildlife laws in their respective countries.

Wildlife Act Likely To Get More Teeth

Great news! for all nature's lovers. Thanks to the Ministry of Environment, India a ray of hope for all endangered species of India who are fighting for their existence.

Keeping in view the excessive rise in the instances of wildlife crimes, recently, the Ministry of Environment in the leadership of Mr. Jairam Ramesh, (Minister of Environment) has outlined the some important amendments in the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972.I must confess these proposed amendments will surely bring a change in the wildlife scenario in India.

The major emphasis of the proposed amendments is on the organized illicit wildlife trade. According to the statement of Ministry, “There is no strong financial disincentive that prevents poachers and smugglers from engaging in illicit wildlife trade, which in terms of value ranks only below illegal trade in arms and narcotics,”. So, to curb the illicit wildlife trade, the ministry has tried to increase the economic cost and risk of undertaking such trade.

Environment Ministry has decided to increase financial penalties and conviction rates. Financial penalties have been proposed for offences, particularly which deals in unlawful trade of wildlife products. Even fines under various categories have been raised to hefty amount of Rs 2 to 5 lakhs based on the nature of crime. Beside these financial penalties, the ministry has also introduced clause on leg -hold traps and planned to ban sale, manufacture and use of leg - hold traps and regulate their possession.

I believe these amendments will definitely increase the efficiency of prosecuting procedures and empowering officials for better results. Also the proposed amendments seek to promote independent scientific research and imposes obligations upon the central government to frame comprehensive rules and procedures governing the research.