Tigers in India !!!

[kanhatiger]

Tigers below 1000 now in India, Tigers are being poached at a rate of 60 to 100 a year, doesn't take a mathmatician to work out how long they have left, i knew on my last visit things were not right with Tiger sighting's down, it disturbs me to think that these great cats could become extinct, India has a duty to protect them, but with all the corruption i fear the worst, i have tracked these beautiful creatures on foot, Elephant, and 4x4, they are so majestic and i will never forget my first wild Tiger sighting it was amazing, i know in South Africa there is a man working on an injection for Rhino horns, to poison the horn to humans but not harm the Animal, just wish someone could come up with a simular thing for Tigers. Velmik Thapar predicted this a few years ago and unfotunatly its happening, Tigers in sharp decline.

[paulharris]

We give £300,million to India in aid every year they should use some of that money to protect them instead of using it for missions to Mars to open a corner shop. Disgusting that this kind of thing is still going on.

[kanhatiger]

Quite agree Paul, have no doubt, there are a lot of rich people in India, its not all poverty as thought by many people, the goverment is closing the Tiger reserves blaming Tourist, thats absolute rubbish, its all about money and poaching, closing the Tiger reserves will have the reverse effect, no tourist, then local rural people around these parks do not earn money, so an easy option would be to sell a skin, 1 skin can set them up for a long time, so its a vicious circle, Proper conservation is whats needed, with a proper task force at Tiger reserves to protect them, instead of taking tourist on Elephants to see Tigers, Patrol the area's with them, with armed Guards on board, some of these Indian goverment ministers need to go to somewhere like the Kruger National Park in South Africa and see how they run the Wildlife Parks, even Lion bones are now being discovered going through the system for medicinal means. Its only man to blame for there decline.

[TJ]

It is a very sad reality. I agree that proper conservation of the animals is required and greater knowledge and awareness of the situation for the local people. There needs to be a solution where the beauty of the tigers attracts visitors not poachers, and that tourism money reaches the local communities and they are involved in their conservation. You'd hope that over time the tigers become a source of pride for everyone and not a commodity for a few.

[tenchy]

It's Very Saad. Even SaDder Is With Corruption And greed There It's Likely Only One Outcome.