SOS Tiger Conservation

The following tiger conservation projects are working against the clock to safeguard the survival of our five remaining tiger subspecies:

The Tiger Freedom Foundation
http://www.tigerfreedom.org/
In 2000, Canadian photographer, Dave Salomi, moved to the Tigermoon Sanctuary, established by naturalist and conservationist, John Varty, in South Africa. He took two Bengal tiger cubs born in captivity with him and John and Dave set out on a controversial path to rehabilitate the tigers, Ron and Julie, so they can sustain themselves in the wild.

Project Tiger, India
http://envfor.nic.in/pt/pt.html 
In 1973, the Indian government launched Project Tiger; to tackle the decline in numbers due to increased poaching and illegal trading of the Bengal, or Indian, tiger. Nine tiger reserves were created, but now there are 27 spread over 17 states, covering an area of over 37,000 square kilometres. By minimising human intrusion into tiger habitats, this nationwide conservation effort aims to protect the livelihood of the Bengal tiger.

Cambodia Tiger Conservation Program
http://www.felidae.org/PROJECTS/
Tiger_in_Cambodia/tiger_in_cambodia.htm
Hunting continues to pose a threat to the decline of Cambodia’s Indochinese tiger population. To take advantage of their intimate knowledge of the tigers’ habitat, the Cambodia Tiger Conservation Program uses former tiger hunters as community wildlife rangers and pays them to protect the tigers, not poach them. The Program aims, not only to reduce tiger poaching and trade, but also to increase awareness among rural communities of the vital importance of wildlife conservation.

The Sumatran Tiger Trust
http://www.tigertrust.info/
If the poaching of Sumatran tigers does not stop, the species could be facing extinction in a decade or so. This international charity helps fund the conservation of Sumatran tigers in the wild. Its work in the Kambas National Park is the largest tiger conservation field program in Indonesia. The Tiger Trust also collaborates with The Tiger Foundation and the Directorate General of Forest Protection and Nature Conservation (PHKA) in the Sumatran Tiger Conservation Program. This initiative is involved in setting up tiger protection units and investigating poaching and the illegal wildlife trade in Sumatra.

Siberian Tiger Project™
http://wcs.org/home/wild/Asia/russia/
siberiantigerproject/
In 1991, the Wildlife Conservation Society teamed up with top Russian and American biologists to set up The Siberian Tiger Project™. By fitting tigers with radio-collars, the project has been studying the ecology and conservation needs of the Siberian Tiger in eastern Russia. It is hoped that the scientific information gathered could save this tiger from extinction. Initiatives include a road-closure program and working with hunters to increase tiger prey in unprotected areas.

The South China Tiger Project
http://www.tigers.ca/Foundation overview/TSCTP1.htm 
With as few as 20 individuals remaining in the wild, the South China tiger is the most critically endangered tiger subspecies. The Tiger Foundation, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and Save China's Tigers (a UK-based conservation group) are now working with the Chinese State Forestry Administration to set up five Chinese field survey teams to find and photograph as many South China tigers as possible. In this way, the location of the remaining South China Tigers can be established, as well as the likelihood of their survival and the measures necessary to secure their future.