We have awarded 300 grants totaling US $15 million, partnering with
70 different organizations in 13 Asian countries to save wild tigers. We
have acted as a catalyst and a convener, taking a multi-faceted approach
to tiger conservation, providing flexible grants to tackle unique
problems in diverse cultural and regional settings accross the tigers'
range.
Tigers
Acquired 2.2 million hectares of prime habitat for tiger
conservation in Myanmar and Russia.
Stabilized tiger populations in the Russian Far East at 450
individuals.
Restored 5,700 hectares of degraded land to establish corridors
between fragmented tiger habitat patches in Nepal.
Confiscated parts of 200 tigers in law-enforcement busts world-wide.
Rescued 6 live tigers from poachers.
Science
Published 100 peer-reviewed books or scientific papers on tiger
conservation and ecology.
Disseminated results of projects through over 760 popular articles
in newspapers and magazines around the world.
Sponsored 12 international conferences attended by 1000 tiger
experts.
People
Educated 230,000 school children in Asia about tiger conservation
and 4,300 teachers incorporated sustainable environmental practices into
their curricula.
Educated 500 Traditional Chinese Medicine doctors about
alternatives to tiger bone medicines.
Trained 2000 reserve staff, anti-poaching personnel and local
conservation leaders.
Constructed 500 methane gas digesters to reduce demand for firewood
in tiger habitats.
Resolved 150 episodes of human-tiger conflict through specialized
human-tiger conflict response teams that council people who have lost
their domestic animals and relocate or scare persistent problem tigers
away from human settlements.
Led a global coalition of over 35 NGO's in the Campaign Against
Tiger Trafficking (CATT) to stop the illegal trade in tiger
products.
