Why is this topic important?

This topic is very important to our society today for many reasons.  One of the reasons is that these creatures are decreasing rapidly. The Bengal Tiger species decreased from 50,000 tigers down to only 4,000 tigers over the past 100 years.  People hunt and poison them for sport and to gain their fur.  These incredible animals do not deserve to die because of humans' bad judgment.  The Bengal Tiger is not a threat to humans. In fact, the only times a tiger would eat a human is when it is too old to hunt.

What is being done to help?

By keeping Bengal tigers in zoos, zoologists are able to take care of them and protect them. This results in a longer life span. Furthermore, there are breeding programs in zoos designed to help increase the population of this species. Sadly, this is a very slow process and few new cubs are born in captivity. Law makers all over the world are trying to help the tiger by passing laws to stop poachers and hunters from killing the tigers. This allows the tigers to live in their natural habitat with a bigger population.

How can students help?

One thing students can do is take up collections in their schools or neighborhoods to support zoos and wildlife preserves. They could also adopt a Bengal Tiger. By adopting an animal, the money that you pay goes toward feeding, protecting, and taking care of the animal. Many of the organizations that are trying to help endangered species are non-profit groups, so it is very important to give them the financial support they need by making donations or adopting an animal.

What resources are available for people who want to help?

You could learn more about these animals by going to your local zoo or library or by using the Internet. People could also contact the World Wildlife Organization to get more information about how to get involved in this effort.

Interesting Facts:

They eat only meat like deer, water buffalo, wild pigs, small mammals, and sometimes even birds; therefore, they are classified as carnivores. This tiger has very strong teeth, and can bite through wood as thick as a 2-by-4. They have two to five babies in a litter and can even have twins. You can hear a Bengal tiger's roar from up to two miles away. The Bengal tiger purrs when it is happy or in pain. 

The Bengal tiger species is decreasing very quickly. If you don't do something to help soon, they will be gone. Even just one donation could help several tigers.

Here are great ways you can ask legislators to help the tiger:This method is only a click away and it works.

The Obama administration recently took a major step toward reducing our nation’s carbon pollution and oil dependence, proposing to nearly double the fuel economy of passenger cars to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. This is a great opportunity for concerned Americans—like you—who care about wildlife to let the president know that he’s doing the right thing by promoting fuel efficiency and reducing pollution

Don't let Congress slash funding for the environment and conservation. Urge them to oppose deep cuts to these essential programs.

Join WWF in telling the federal government to remove America’s Arctic from the proposed offshore oil and gas leasing plan for 2012-2017.

Join us in asking the federal government to permanently protect Bristol Bay from offshore drilling.

Tell your members of Congress and President Obama to reject budget proposals that would slash funding for endangered species and tropical forests, clean air and water, science and innovation, and efforts to confront climate change.

Pledge to buy good wood and save orangutans and other creatures that depend on the world's forests.

Urge the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to stop ignoring the impacts of coal mining, including mountaintop removal, on our nation's threatened and endangered wildlife.

Please sign our petition to the Indonesian government, urging the protection of the remaining forests of the Bukit Tigapuluh landscape from industrial logging - home to critically important Sumatran tiger habitat.

https://support.worldwildlife.org/site/SPageServer?pagename=can_home

Try this link it will allow you to set up your own animal interest donation page for free:

https://support.worldwildlife.org/site/TRR/Events/PandaPages?pg=tcfund&fr_id=1040&pxfid=33851&fr_tm_opt=new

You can view my page "Help For Big Cats" here:

http://wwf.worldwildlife.org/site/TR/Events/PandaPages?pg=fund&fr_id=1040&pxfid=33851

Thank you for all the helpful information about this topic. I wil be checking these sites out and doing my part to help big cats. :)

Thanks a bunch Zee Tiger. Feel welcome to share your thoughts!

I am so glad you like it. Welcome.

Thank you. You are very knowledgable. Appreciate your time and energy in compiling and putting together information for those of us who dont go past what they see on television or read in novels and travel mags and National Geographic...xxx

Thank you for visiting this topic.  I love big cats and tigers. Espesciallu Black Panthers. It is sad that all of our big cat friends are being killed or losing their lives due to human encroachment and habitat destruction. The Iberian Lynx is no different and they need our help!

We have a voice and these animals need us to use them. Get the word out to Government Official's and community leaders that you will stand up for BIG CATS and you will not sit back or stay silent while our precious wildlife is being needlessly preyed upon.

WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND WE WILL STAND UP FOR BIG CATS!!!

I ALSO WANNA BE A ACTIVE BIG CAT HELPER I WANNA ADOPT NVM THOUGHS KIDS HAHA

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Hi every one .

You can always get incontact with Zoo Australia here in Queensland and ask them for Their help . 

There are some Tigers locked up in small cahers in TieLand and they don't look happy . 

If I had the money right now I would get Zoo Australia to go their and bring them back here to start a new breading Program and give the the room they need to roam around in plus they would have the best care on the planet .

Thank you Brindle for that information!