2010/02/14 at 2:43pm

@Arati

“Writing Blogs” is NOT “wasting TIME”. It is because a blog is or blogs are being written that common opinion is being mobilized. We have suggested a few “things to do” in some comments over the past few days, and in a post “What to do?” dated 13-Feb-2010. We will frequently add more “things to do”. It will be an ongoing activity.

No single group or team can do all the work. So, a website or a blog is useful to foster many such groups. If you have money to spare, instead of giving it away or spending on luxuries, form your own conservation society. Follow the “things to do” tag for ideas on direct or indirect activities to save tigers.

We will succeed. हम होंगे कामयाब!

2010/02/15 at 1:40pm

@Sneha

Please see the post “What to do?” for ideas to save tigers and save ecosystem.

2010/02/17 at 2:11am

@vinay

LOL! We too don’t have tigers. Our countries dense forests have the tigers and they are on the brink of extinction because the much needed forest cover is fast depleting. So, we have have to work directly and indirectly to increase the forest cover. Keep reading our posts for ideas on things to do.

2010/02/17 at 2:21am

@Prashanti Jamadar

Like we suggested in a post – let’s plant trees and plant lots and lots of them. Start from the edge of the jungles towards habitations. You can form teams and also assist the local forest rangers in their afforestation efforts. We have personally seen the positive effects of afforestation in areas as small as 10 square kilometers, so much so that the forested patches would get rain while the deforested surroundings remained dry.

2010/02/17 at 2:38pm

@navneet gupta

Looks like a good idea! Make economic war. Stop using Chinese products (which are cheap and bad quality anyways) until they stop tiger trafficking. This could be a strategic indirect action which all people can do voluntarily.

2010/02/17 at 2:47pm

@Uma Gulati

National parks and wild life sanctuaries are not zoo’s where we control everything in a small enclosed space. The national parks and sanctuaries are vast open spaces where the wild animals live in natural conditions. The protection is in the form of restriction of human activity. In exceptional cases the forest department does monitor and induce water logging before the approach of summer. As written elsewhere on this blog and said by all conservationists, the only way the situation can be redeemed is by increasing the forest cover.

2010/02/09 at 11:07pm

@vivek

ऐसा ग्रूप बन चुका है – NTCA – जिसमे जाने माने दिग्गज tiger conservationists शामिल हैं.
A group like this has already been formed – NTCA (National Tiger Conservation Authority) – which includes well known tiger conservationists.

2010/02/11 at 9:37am

@ashwin patil

The point you make about the poachers giving more benefit to the forest fringe dwellers is definitely one of the major reasons and concerned agencies are working to counter this. We should actively participate in educating such people and see that they are weaned away from the temptation of easy money. Easy money is a major ill of the whole society and is the toughest nut to crack. That’s what we bloggers are supposed to do. Highlight the good and the bad and form public opinions.

2010/02/11 at 10:04am

@Neha Sinha

First of all don’t say “your” but “our”. This is a non-profit activity open to everyone. We should visit forest areas, tiger reserve buffer areas and educate people, show them means of livelihood. You do not have to spend money for this. Just mobilize a group of like-minded friends and make this kind of visits a past-time activity. When you think of a picnic or a movie show next time, try replacing that with a visit to the nearest forest area.

Many of our readers have been asking what to do? There is widespread agreement and awareness of the need to save tigers, but the public needs an action plan which is not tied down by the so called red tape. Many people say they will contribute funds but have doubts if it will ever get used in the right time and manner? So, we will suggest here, things to do!

Let’s be very clear. Tiger killing is NOT the major reason for the dwindling tiger population. THE major reason is the dwindling forest cover and ever increasing encroachment of the forests by us, humans. An adult male tiger needs about 80 to 100 square kilometers forest area overlapping the area of about 2 to 3 female tigers to survive and reproduce.

What we can do? We have to educate, mold public opinion and actively participate to increase the forest cover and arrest deforestation. WE have to cut down OUR industrial and consumerist greed!

For a start, form a group of like minded people and start planting trees and protecting them. If you have lot of funds, buy out areas in the forest fringe areas and build non-commercial plantations with lot of trees. You could even pool funds if this is not possible individually. Create a society or trust and do this!

Please also see some of our past comments in the below pages for more ideas.

http://www.savetigers.com/our-comments-upto-06-feb-2010

http://www.savetigers.com/our-comments-upto-13-feb-2010

http://www.savetigers.com/our-comments-upto-20-feb-2010

2010/01/30 at 11:18pm

@Sridhar

We have this to say for starters – let us, each of us, sensitize people around us towards the need for conservation of not only the Tiger, but all forms of life and nature. And this activity shouldn’t be done as routine or at pre-ordained times, but should be done continuously to the extent that all communication should be veered around to conservation. Discussing business – push in some conservation small talk; Buying groceries – sensitize the grocer; Chatting with friend – chat up something on wildlife. Over and above all – sensitize children, the future citizens!

2010/02/01 at 1:42am

@alka

We agree – action is needed. But writing is equally important to bring awareness to take action.

2010/02/01 at 10:33am

@sanchit

That’s a nice description of the food pyramid and the tiger’s importance in our ecosystem.

2010/02/02 at 8:54am

@Prafull

Putting barbed fence is actually harmful to wild animals and they get killed. The forest cannot be made a zoo. The government alone cannot save tigers. The whole society has to actively co-operate in this effort. Our mindset has to change. We should think of not only consuming but generating and regenerating. Plant trees. Stop unnecessary damage to natural resources. Stop consuming products that damage the ecosystem.

2010/02/03 at 4:02pm

@sanjeev

On the contrary, government and forest department have been doing a lot of things; it is we common people and our consumerism that is destroying our natural heritage. So, the responsibility is upon all of us to support and participate in activities to save tigers.

2010/02/05 at 11:06pm

@Ankur

That’s the spirit. Each drop (of public opinion) counts.

2010/02/06 at 11:11pm

@all

This is a request to everyone. Please desist from named accusations and hearsay. We seek to point out anomalies in the system or wrong attitudes in general and educate people and discuss options.