Nokia, the most popular mobile brand in India, is set to save the tiger by joining hands with the World Wildlife Fund. According to some wildlife experts, there is a desperate need for tiger conservation today.
Wildlife conservation group World Wildlife Fund(WWF) encouraged Nokia to pledge help to save the tiger by spreading awareness all over India.
Focus shall be given to villages surrounding tiger reserve areas, by helping to educate villagers about the critical need to respect the tiger and its needs, hopefully the combined effort may lead to better tiger conservation and breeding.
Only last year it was discovered that since 2000, the number of tigers has dropped from 5000 to 1300. How many are there now in the country is yet to be determined.
There are only two genetically viable populations of the sub-species bengal tiger and all of the tigers in the Sariska tiger reserve in the state of Rajasthan, all had been poached in 2005.
D. Shivakumar, Vice President and Managing Director, Nokia India, said, "The tiger population in India has seen an alarming decrease due to shrinking forest cover, and increased poaching. We have joined hands to spread awareness about this important cause."
Only awareness can save this beautiful endangered creature. There are barely 5,000 left in the entire planet, and any initiatives to save the tiger should be encouraged and appreciated.
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