THE TIGERS ARE FIGHTING FOR SURVIVAL, can't you hear them cry!

This beautiful sight will soon be a thing of the past...because...
TIGERS ARE FAST BECOMING EXTINCT FROM INDIA. ONLY 1,411 TIGERS LEFT IN THE WILD.
Thats right, this is the alarming truth, tigers are fast becoming extinct in the indian sub-continent, in a habitat which is known to have atleast 50% of the worldwide population of the biggest cat in the wild.
The numbers of Royal Bengal Tigers, the species endemic to India, is dwindling so fast that, if appropraite conservation efforts aren't taken, this royal animal may very well be....a thing of the past.

12th of February 2008, news channels across India flashed in bold big letters...
BREAKING NEWS...TIGERS IN DANGER...TIGER POPULATION DROPS BY 60%.....everyone was crying fowl over the fact that the tigers in India had dissappeared drastically.

The Wildlife institute of India carries out a Tiger Census, the results of which were made public recently and the findings are alarming.

A look at the figures from 2002 and 2006 tell the story: (sourced from www.ibnlive.com)

• In Madhya Pradesh, the number of tigers has more than halfed from 710 in 2002 to 300 tigers in 2006.
• In Orissa, the tiger population has gone down from 173 to just 45 tigers.
• The figures are just as dismal in Maharashtra, form 238 in 2002 to 103 tigers in 2006.

Which basically means that 30 years after the ambitious "Project Tiger" started off with the hope of increasing tiger poulation from a dismal 1200, we are back to square one.

Here are some of the links which will help you understand why is the situation for indian tigers so panicky right now.

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5izFPIU5oVjnnWgLhKC35ueSU0NIg

http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=2&theme=&usrsess=1&id=190583


Its a sincere request to one and all, take this issue up...in drawing rooms, in boardrooms, throught the week, on weekends, at work or at leisure, because if we dont spread awareness now, it will be too late.

Only an informed state can pressurize its state govt. to take some action against the rampant poaching in the tiger reserves, only the willing citizens of the state can urge the forest department and the ministry to install latest technology to keep poachers at bay and safeguard the tigers.

Its our turn to decide what we want to see in our forests 10 years from now, its our turn to save the National animal of India, its out turn to wake up and ask the authorities for reasons, its our turn to become a little bit selfless and think of the helpless animal who is being killed to make a few people richer in this material world.

Please spread the word, please!