08 February 2012
Tiger poaching dropped nearly 60 percent in 2011 as compared to the previous year, though it continues to pose a major threat to the survival of the big cat in the country, a leading NGO said.
According to the Wildlife Protection Society of India (WPSI), 13 tigers were hunted last year as compared to 30 in 2010 - a decline of 57 percent. The bodies of poached tigers, seized bones and skins were computed to arrive at the figures. Click on date for more details
Partners
GTP WORKS WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS
International Tiger Coalition
Global Tiger Patrol is a participating member of the International Tiger Coalition, an alliance of NGO's across the globe, united with the common aim of stopping trade in tiger body parts and products - from all sources. Working together the ITC gives its members a voice in presenting its case to Governments and international summits.
The ITC is seeking an end to trade in tiger parts and products through increased intelligence-led law enforcement and strengthening existing tiger-trade bans. Furthermore, the coalition has joined leaders of the international traditional Chinese medicine industry in asking China to make its tiger-trade ban permanent and enforced effectively.
The aim of the coalition is to coordinate research, communications and awareness-raising efforts in order to provide a well thought out and strong response to the organised crime that sustains illegal tiger trade and endangers all wild tigers.
Travel Operators for Tigers (TOFT)
Travel Operators for Tigers is a campaign set up in 2004 by a number of concerned Indian focused Travel Operators in the UK who recognised the need for change in the way that nature and wildlife tourism was developing in India. Working with Global Tiger Patrol, tour operators, accommodation providers, local services, park management and of course visitors, have joined together to attempt to halt the demise of the tiger and the destruction of its habitat . Through collective action and adherence to a Code of Conduct the campaign aims to make wildlife tourism in India more responsible and more sustainable.
If you are planning to visit tigers in India, please can we request that you book your trip with a TOFT member. See the website for details at www.toftigers.org. For an update on the work of Travel Operators for Tiger, see the latest newsletter.
21st Century Tiger
21st Century Tiger, Global Tiger Patrolís wild tiger conservation partnership with the Zoological Society of London continues apace, having funded projects in Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Russia, Thailand, since its inception in 1997.
Past projects include voluntary resettlement of forest-dwelling communities from Nagarahole National Park in southern India; environmental education and outreach with the local people of Primorye in the Russian Far East; and assisting the Indonesian government to conserve tigers and other wildlife through the development of a true conservation matrix of habitat types and land uses.
For updated information news and projects requiring support, please visit www.21stcenturytiger.org
International Tiger Coalition
Global Tiger Patrol is a participating member of the International Tiger Coalition, an alliance of NGO's across the globe, united with the common aim of stopping trade in tiger body parts and products - from all sources. Working together the ITC gives its members a voice in presenting its case to Governments and international summits.
The ITC is seeking an end to trade in tiger parts and products through increased intelligence-led law enforcement and strengthening existing tiger-trade bans. Furthermore, the coalition has joined leaders of the international traditional Chinese medicine industry in asking China to make its tiger-trade ban permanent and enforced effectively.
The aim of the coalition is to coordinate research, communications and awareness-raising efforts in order to provide a well thought out and strong response to the organised crime that sustains illegal tiger trade and endangers all wild tigers.
Travel Operators for Tigers (TOFT)
Travel Operators for Tigers is a campaign set up in 2004 by a number of concerned Indian focused Travel Operators in the UK who recognised the need for change in the way that nature and wildlife tourism was developing in India. Working with Global Tiger Patrol, tour operators, accommodation providers, local services, park management and of course visitors, have joined together to attempt to halt the demise of the tiger and the destruction of its habitat . Through collective action and adherence to a Code of Conduct the campaign aims to make wildlife tourism in India more responsible and more sustainable.
If you are planning to visit tigers in India, please can we request that you book your trip with a TOFT member. See the website for details at www.toftigers.org. For an update on the work of Travel Operators for Tiger, see the latest newsletter.
21st Century Tiger
21st Century Tiger, Global Tiger Patrolís wild tiger conservation partnership with the Zoological Society of London continues apace, having funded projects in Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Russia, Thailand, since its inception in 1997.
Past projects include voluntary resettlement of forest-dwelling communities from Nagarahole National Park in southern India; environmental education and outreach with the local people of Primorye in the Russian Far East; and assisting the Indonesian government to conserve tigers and other wildlife through the development of a true conservation matrix of habitat types and land uses.
For updated information news and projects requiring support, please visit www.21stcenturytiger.org
