The Battle for the Tiger continues

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Dear Camilla
ILLEGAL TIGER TRADING SYNDICATE DISCOVERED

Sadly, I have some shocking news to share with you today.

With just a few weeks to go until the Heads of Government Tiger Summit takes place in Russia, poachers have been caught by police on the Indonesian island of Sumatra in possession of six tiger heads, five tiger pelts and seven kilogrammes of tiger bones, all thought to be headed for Malaysia. Worse still, one of the poachers admitted that the syndicate has traded tiger parts for more than three years, with as many as five packages a month passing over the border.

It’s a devastating reminder of how vital it is to fight the deadly and illegal trade in tiger parts if we are to see the number of these beautiful animals recover. There are now only 3,200 tigers left in the wild. And so unless we step up anti-poaching patrols and protect vital habitat, they will become extinct in many parts of Asia.

Your signature on our Tiger Summit petition will send world leaders a very powerful message. After all, it’ll show them how much we all care about the fate of the tiger and how much we support political action to protect them.

But I need to ask you to do a couple more things. The shocking discovery in Sumatra highlights just how essential it is that we get as many names onto our petition as possible. So please, take a few minutes to share this campaign with as many friends as you can. We’ve made it really easy for you to share on Facebook, Twitter or by email.

The other way you can help is by texting RANGER to 81400 to give £2. Every text could help put an anti-poaching ranger in the field for a day. So with your support, we’re confident we can help fight the terrible trade in tiger parts and succeed in our plan to double wild tiger numbers by the next Year of the Tiger in 2022.

Thanks again for all your help, and please don’t forget to share this message today.

Diane Walkington
head of species programme



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That really is bad news, with so few left. When you think about how many just this one gang have killed, and how many other gangs are operating out there
WS

Crikey! say an average of 4 tigers a month for 3 years is ..... 144

Realy bad news!

SM