Tigers Forever

A century ago, there were approximately 100,000 tigers in the world. Today the number is down to around 5,000. It makes one wonder if our economic and technological growth is coming at the expense of nature? A study on the habitat of species has highlighted that Tigers can now live and breed on only 7% of their original habitat. [Tigers Struggle with Tiny Lands]

Tiger lovers, Michael Cline and Tom Kaplan, have through their Panthera Foundation recently extended a $10 million support to the 'Tigers Forever' conservation project. Adopting a venture capital strategy, the initiative expects biologists to provide a guaranteed return in the form of a 50% increase in the tiger population in key areas. This tangible, incentive-based approach is interesting and could provide a viable model for other conservation efforts in the future. [Tigers get a Business Plan]