Plant trees to celebrate International Tiger Day and support the protection of tigers in the wild. A way to give back to a species whose future depends on the forests we're able to save and restore.
Today is International Tiger Day. A few years ago during an undercover investigation into South Africa's big cat hunting industry, our investigators discovered Sally, a tame tiger cub who had been taken from her mother at just a few days old and was being raised to be shot by a trophy hunter in a captive hunting enclosure. Every year thousands of big cats are bred in grim are killed for sport, their heads become trophies, while their bones are sold into the illegal wildlife trade. The Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting was able to rescue Sally. Today she lives safely in a sanctuary in South Africa where she loves basking in the sun, running through the grass and grooming herself.
🐅International Tiger Day 🐅
Let’s celebrate the majestic tiger! With only ~5,500 left in the wild, today reminds us to protect these keystone species vital for healthy ecosystems🌏. Conservation is working: tiger numbers in India have doubled between 2010 and 2022 (source: WEF) and Nepal’s zero-poaching strategy is paying off.🐾
I am supporting Tree-Nations Trees for Tigers in support of this significant day.🌳
Let future generations echo William Blake's words: "Tyger tyger, burning bright, in the forests of the night..."🔥🐅🔥