Posted on 10/21/2010 2:23:15 PM PDT by decimon
STOCKHOLM (AFP) – Tigers could become extinct within 12 years but a top level meeting in Russia next month could help reverse the decline, nature conservation body WWF said on Thursday.
"The worse scenario is that the tiger could be gone when the next year of the tiger comes along, in 12 years," said Ola Jennersten, head of the international nature conservation programme at WWF Sweden.
The organisation is leading a global campaign to attempt to double the number of tigers by 2022, when the next Chinese calendar year of the tiger comes around.
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"Despite the gloomy figures, the situation is more hopeful than ever," Jennersten said, praising a political initiative of 13 'tiger states' and different bodies set to meet in Russia on November 21-24 in a bid to halt possible extinction of the species.
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Aye of the tiger ping.
I like that picture. You just know that thing would kill you.
The way the played the last half of this baseball season, the Tigers may already be extinct.
The way the played the last half of this baseball season, the Tigers may already be extinct.
>>Tigers could become extinct within 12 years
Yeah, right. And in 12 years, when no such thing happens, these doofai will still be living off this scam.
You’d think that with all those girlfriends he had, there would be lots of baby Tigers around.
tiger woods?
Poor Detriot ... bet the Lions go first, though.
He was Elin amated!
Tiger Roar!
Something will evolve to take the Tiger's place.
From now on I pledge to not eat tiger steaks or wear tiger fur underwear. If the rest of America would just give up its addiction to all things tiger, there would be no problem.
I think Central Park would make an excellant tiger santuary.
Unfortunate, but extinctions have occurred since the beginning of time.
Adapt or die, it’s not just a good idea, it’s the law.
“I think Central Park would make an excellant tiger santuary.”
I cannot stop laughing at the thought of this. Thanks :-)!
There is the Walter Williams theory that if people ate tigers, they would be well cared for as a food "crop".
/johnny
There are a lot more chickens alive today than before humans because we eat them.
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