VOL.  12   NO.   1        Newsletter of the Save The Tiger Fund            Spring 2009

UPDATE: ASEAN-WEN Pattaya Conference

ASEAN estimates that trafficking of wildlife across Asia is worth more than $10 billion, second only to their estimates of weapons and drug smuggling as a major source of illegal activity in the region.

To address the threat of poaching, the Save The Tiger Fund played a crucial role to convene experts and representatives from 21 countries, 12 intergovernmental organizations, and 29 non-governmental organizations this spring to reduce the threat of poaching that is decimating wild tiger populations in Asia. Continue reading...

Save the Tiger Grant Awards--2009

In March 2009, Save The Tiger Fund's Council approved grants for $561,886, leveraging additional funds totaling $1.3 million for tiger conservation. Since its establishment in 1995, Save The Tiger Fund has invested over $17.7 million in nearly 350 tiger conservation projects in 13 tiger range countries. Continue reading...

Galen Helps Tigers and Himself

Galen was recently diagnosed with autism in the past month. Galen attends school in Ontario Canada. For his Grade 3 science project, Galen decided to research tigers. Through this research he learned of the real threats that tigers face, and became sadden and very upset. His teaching aid showed him how other children on the Save The Tiger Fund website were motivated to raise money for the tigers by volunteering and seeking donations. Continue reading...

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We live in a complex world and the threats to tigers are numerous. Save The Tiger Fund implements a multifaceted approach to conservation by addressing the causes of the decline in tiger populations: poaching, conflicts between forest communities and tigers, and habitat fragmentation and degradation.

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The Global Tiger Initative: One year on

The World Bank and Smithsonian Institute began the Global Tiger Initiative one year ago with the help of the Save the Tiger Fund. This initiative is conducting a series of meetings to create a plan for working with civil society through regional partnerships, and the impact of trade and finance on tiger conservation.

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