Re: When did this all start?

     Well, I'm not sure exactly when it started (Different sources have different dates.), but it is very clear it was when Vietnam was in debt so people poached the Indochinese tiger and sold its hide on the Black Market and people realized the hide was very beautiful and it soon spread. The poaching for hides has gone down a lot, but now they are poached for Traditional Chinese Medicine. Well, I hope this answers your question Jing. After all, you are my BFF.

-Joan

What's happening to the Indochinese tiger?

     Well, it's kind of obvious to answer the title if you have a clue why you are on my site. If you don't, it's because the Indochinese tiger is about to die out. For every Indochinese tiger there is 400,000,000 humans. Sadly, there is an average of about 1 Indochinese tiger is killed a week. It's liked killing 400,000,000 people a week! 

      75% of Indochinese tigers killed end end up in in Chinese Traditional Medicine. The remaining 25% killed end up in the Black Market for their skin and fur. The last wild Indochinese tiger in China was KILLED AND EATEN!!!! The villager who did this was only sentenced to 12 years in jail. I think the way the Chinese government's reaction was pathetic. At least habitat loss is not the major problem, well, not yet. But still, there is roughly 1,411 wild Indochinese tiger left!

Is This All We Can Do?

       The Indochinese tiger is the fastest declinning sub-species of tiger in the world! Currently, there are only approxamately 1,411 Indochinese tigers left in the wild. The leaders of Veitnam, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, and Burma have done barely anything to save this sub-species of tiger. They have restricted access to Indochinese tiger habitats, but haven't followed through to make sure no one breaks this law.


     Reservation are the only way of conservation that has suceeded. These reservations are small and don't get too much support.  So far, this is all we have done, but not all we can do.


     So, seriously, instead of saving a tiger that has a population of less than 1,500 left in the wild, why are we doing nothing?
    
     Right now, we can petition better wildlife conservation laws for all species. We could also rally and protest for new laws. People could do outrageous things to get media's attention to spread the cause.The very few reserves in Cambodia and China could use some support. We could give them some support. But are we? No, we aren't.