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Tiger Tragedy Hua Hin conference to avert tiger extinction
hua hin, thailand Tiger, tiger, burning bright, In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful symmetry? The above verse is the opening lines of ‘The Tiger’’ by William Blake (1757–1827), which celebrated the beauty and mysterious nature of these magnificent animals. Unfortunately, they have become a lot more mysterious since that was written, as the world tiger ppulation has dropped to an all time low of 3,200, despite continuing efforts by various groups and governments to stop the decline. One of these groups is the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), and they have organised the first Asian Ministerial Conference on Tiger The Indochinese tiger Conservation in Hua Hin, Thailand. - a rare sight Tiger numbers have fallen by more than 70 percent in slightly countries containing only 350 more than a decade in the Greater tigers, according to a new WWF Mekong, with the region’s five report released this week.
‘Tigers on the Brink: Facing up to the Challenge in the Greater Mekong’ comes as leaders from tiger range countries meet for the conference being held at the Hyatt Regency until tomorrow (Saturday 30th January). It is part of a year-long effort to save wild tigers during the Chinese Year of the Tiger, beginning 14th February. The report states that tiger populations in the Greater Mekong – an area that includes Cambodia, Continued on page 2
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