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The Tiger is in Deep Trouble
Author: Lifestyle Writer
The tiger is in deep trouble.
Author: Nirvana Lifestyle Editors Mon Jun 9, 2008
The worldwide population of this awesome predator has shrunk from 100,000 to below 4,000 over the past century. Unless the threats from poaching and habitat loss are significantly reduced, experts say, the tiger could easily slip into extinction.
Tiger conservation groups, scientists and celebrities, including Harrison Ford, are partnering with the Global Environment Facility and the World Bank Group to help save wild tigers.
"Nothing short of global action will bring back wild tigers," said Grace Ge Gabriel, spokesperson for the International Tiger Coalition (ITC). “The ITC applauds the World Bank for focusing the eyes of the world on wild tigers and their needs."
The health of the tiger population is an indicator of biodiversity and a barometer of sustainability. Since tigers are at the top of the food chain, the conservation of wild tigers also means the preservation of the habitats in which they live and the prey populations that support them.
As the Tiger Conservation Initiative was launched June 9 at the Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park in Washington – home to five Sumatran tigers – World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick explained the Bank’s involvement: "Just as with many of the other challenges of sustainability—such as climate change, pandemic disease, or poverty—the crisis facing tigers overwhelms local capabilities and transcends national boundaries. This is a problem that cannot be handled by individual nations alone. It requires an alliance of strong local commitment backed by deep international support."
Tigers need space, prey, water, and cover. In India, in some of the isolated forests where prey is plentiful, up to 10 tigers can survive per 100 square kilometers. But at the other end of their range, in Russia’s Far East, where prey is less plentiful, a single tiger needs up to 200 square kilometers of range to find adequate food.
The tiger’s range once covered much of Asia, but today it has been reduced to just 7 percent of that vast space. The habitat that’s left – 76 ‘tiger conservation landscapes’ in 13 countries – is steadily being converted to agriculture and urban uses, and fragmented by roads into blocks too small to sustain tiger populations.
Poaching is an even bigger threat to tigers. Despite worldwide bans and some increases in enforcement, a residual but very damaging trade in tiger parts continues. Tiger bones are used in potions and medicines, skins for wall hangings, rugs, and fashion, and meat for gourmet dishes. An adult male’s parts, including its penis and paws, can have a collective retail value ranging from US,000 to ,000, according to a new report by the World Bank and Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park. Scientists say extinction of the tiger would not only rob the world of its most popular animal that has inspired legends and poetry, but upset the ecosystems of Asia’s forests.
To save the tiger, the World Bank proposes a Five-Point Plan of Action that stresses community engagement over earlier and failed punitive action:
- Initiate a review of projects in tiger habitats to learn lessons from the past that can inform future engagement.
- Facilitate country workshops and other platforms for partnership with NGOs, governments, and the scientific community at the national level to develop appropriate models of conservation.
- Devise strategies and action plans in partnership with other organizations to address the illegal trade and other conservation needs.
- Explore and develop alternative and new funding mechanisms for tiger conservation.
- Offer to host a 2010 “Year of the Tiger” Summit. This would be an opportunity for all those involved in tiger conservation to review the status of tigers and their habitat.
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Personally I would be ecstatic if someone like Ron Paul takes it, but I won`t hold my breath. The Cons still have their head in the sand. They will eventually wake up and do the right thing, don`t know how long the wait will be. I also feel that a female candidate will increase their chances tremendously, but please not Palin. This idea will beat Obama`s re-election. We will see what their plan will be, hopefully mudslinging will take a rest next time too!
it’s all based off of supply and demand.
there is a greater demand by stupid people to see stupid things, but the supply of such things is limited.
it is wrong, but it’s going to take a huge revival of arts and social reforms to turn things around.
What’s your opinion on this?
Facts:
Nicole Kidman: Actress, studied arts and theater.
Paycheck: US$ 16-18,000,000 per movie. Considering two to three movies a year, she earns around US$ 35-55,000,000/year.
Tom Hanks: actor, studied theater.
Paycheck: US$ 20,000,000/movie. Considering two to three movies a year, he earns around US$ 40-60,000,000/year.
Note: He earned US$ 50,000,000 only for the Da Vinci Code.
Tom Cruise: actor, studied theater.
Paycheck: US$ 60,000,000/movie. Considering two to three movies a year, he earns around: US$ 120-180,000,000/year.
Oprah Winfrey: TV talk show host, studied communication.
Paycheck: US$ 260,000,000/year.
Tiger Woods: athlete, golf player.
Paycheck: US$ 3-5,000,000/year
Ronaldinho: athlete, soccer player.
Paycheck: US$ 30-50,000,000/year.
Meanwhile, teachers in highschool earn US$ 30-35,000/year.
Professors with master’s degree earn US$ 40-45,000/year
Ph.D.s earn US$ 50-100,000/year
Salaries may vary from age to age and from University/Highschool to University/Highschool.
For example, Ronaldinho never went to college and earns US$ 30-50,000,000.
A Ph.D. professor/researcher earns US$ 100,000/year after studying: Bachelor’s – 4 years, Master’s – 2 years, Doctorate – 4 years, a total of 10 years after graduating from highschool PLUS 10 years of experience.
And earns in 30 years what Tiger Woods earns in a year.
Scientists are making huge and extremely important discoveries from nanotechnology, renewable sources of energy, stem cell projects to discoveries in the Universe’s structure and origins and beyond.
What I ask you is, is it correct to some television and/or sports personalities to earn in a year what a scientist/teacher earns in a lifetime?
Why are celebrities important anyway? What do they do to improve Earth’s situation? You may quote the donations to charities and stuff, however this is something that ANYONE with enough cash would do. Even you and me can donate to a charity, of course won’t be millions, but we still did it, right?
I’m saying all that because once we live in a world ruled by capitalism, people are motivated by money ONLY, and this is why the education in some places is terrible. For example, in Brazil, the education outstandingly horrible. A highschool teacher here earns around US$ 20,000/year. A Ph.D. earns around US$ 30-40,000/year (this with 10 years of experience AND IF you get a job).
People are worried to invest only in things that will pay back a lot more than invested, for example: movies, tv, sports, propaganda etc.
Meanwhile the education sinks and violence raises. The government (not only in Brazil but in several other countries) sees education not as a profit but rather as a loss of public money.
I remenber watching an interview with a 17 years-old american girl that wanted to become a super model, and she didn’t even know the capital of her own state. In Brazil, 70% of 10-13 years-old kid wants to become a soccer player and doesn’t care to studies.
What’s your opinion on this?
XGracieX: “I think its so unfair that footballers can kick a ball 3 time a week and earn millions when a nurse is savin lifes everyday and earns nothing : (”
Absolutely, I totally forgot the nurses (I was mainly focusing on the education), you’re totally correct, even people that saves lives everyday won’t earn what a NFL footballer earn in a year.
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himan275: Good point.
Who is next for the GOP?
With little left to do but groan and pray for the end of what has not yet begun, who do you think the GOP will nominate next year? I say it’s Leiberman’s time. For a while he teetered on the “Independent Democrat” thing and we could have lost him. BUt he broke ties with a huge speech at the RNC last year and after all his actions we may just owe him a fair shot at our nomination. He saved us from 4 years of all Gore. Even in the 90′s he was siding with us on consumer protection issues on frivolous lawsuits. He was on the “Gang of 14″ that stopped Democrat’s filibustering. He’s put alot on the line for us for a long time now. He’s has supported the Iraq war from the start and was one of few democrats who did not flip flop on that issue. He gave those that did not support the president a few tongue lashings, reminding them that their criticism was divisive and intentional and prevented the unity America needed and deserved. His support for us has been largely overlooked and definitely unreturned. His long and fruitful career may be over if we don’t recognize his work.
This could be our chance to show how we have changed. We can elect the first Jewish VP and not make a freaking circus out of it like the Dems are with Obama. After Obama’s inevitable failure to support Israel, nominating a Jew with his stance on Israel could be a winning issue. He has some attractive experience aside from all that. He was also on a senate subcommittee on nuclear safety. After McCain pushed this issue and Obama pushed tire pressure gauges as a reasonable alternative, you know renewable energy independence will be an issue again in 4 years. He’s down with private schooling and I’m down with that. He’s also criticized universities who where anti-American while cashing American’s checks every day.
The next Reagan he may or may not be. All converted democrats can’t expect the same results. He’s got a long way to go on NRA issues, but a nomination and a nudge could fix that. But that was just my suggestion when debating someone who laughed when I said Obama is hardly guaranteed two terms. He asked who the GOP could possibly nominate that would handle Obama in 4 years. I think he just didn’t know any names. (Probably didn’t know Obama’s name a year ago either.) Do you guys see anybody else who could tear this paper tiger? (Might not be a hard task after 4 years of finger pointing and guess work leaves us much worse for the wear.)