Thursday, August 26, 2010

What is 'Save the Tiger' going to do for our Tigers?

Check Out What People Have to Say:
Gigi Bedi says:
Im really grateful that you have started this initiative and im glad to see that there are a lot of people supporting the fight against this major crisis.. Although I see the hoardings and webpages and I see the roaring increase each day.. I still haven't come across any plan of action.

The mission of this initiative is very vague. It would be great if you would let us know what WWF & Aircel are going to do about the problem and what we can do to help?

How are the donations going to be used?
Are you going to help build teams to crack down on poachers?
Are you raising funds to build better surveillance and security around reserves?
Are you starting an education drive to inform the local villages and tribes about the crisis? Are you going to figure out a way to use them to acquire information about the local poachers?
Are you giving out rewards for their capture?

I havn't found any information on the sites about this.

There are a lot of people supporting Save the Tiger but what we supporters need to know is what are you going to do with our support?

Will this initiative also be a let down like Project Tiger or are we really going to help this gorgeous beast?

Are we going to Save the TIger or Is this another pointless fad we are blindly following?

Megha Singh says:
Im really happy to see, at least someone is sensible enough to ask such questions!!
I totally relate to Gigi Bedi!! I mean how come this fan page gonna SAVE THE TIGERS?? im sure, nobody on dis fan page is gonna go to the jungles and save our national animal!!
Supporting a nobel cause virtually is a great idea, but the bottom line is how can this be worked out in real life situation!!

Can somebody please explain this?

Excerpts from Face Book Users

Aadityasanjay Sharma says "most of species are extinct and endangered but if we will make no effort then our national animal will be one of them.What we will say to new generation? that we have killed them??!!! It is a topic to worry.so make effort."

Ellaina Faye says "I agree, the animals need to be able to live. Not saying that they're need to be so many of them that they over run us, but so many beautiful creatures are out there and what do poeple do???? They kill the for their fur coats or for their skin for boots. There has to be somthing that we can do. Stop killing the animals or there will be none left for our children and our grandchildren to see and stand in awe at their beauty."

Monday, February 1, 2010

Just 1411 left.





Our national animal is fighting for its life. From around 40,000 at the turn of the last century, there are just 1411 tigers left in India. If we don’t act now, we could lose this part of our heritage forever. Speak up, blog, share the concern, stay informed… Every little bit helps. Aircel has partnered with WWF-India to help save our tigers. Explore the site to know how you can help. Watch this space for updates from Stripey, the tiger cub.