To the editor:
If one drives or takes the (detoured) Bx10 bus past Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy, one sees large, colorful and tastefully designed banners with nicely rendered tigers’ heads and slogans like “Home of the Tigers,” “Tiger Pride,” “Tigers Together, Tigers Forever,” “Once a Tiger, Always a Tiger,” etc.
A new report suggests that tiger populations have exponentially increased, but remain endangered. Helping the global effort succeed are programs like Panthera's, working with local governments to deter poaching. Still, many subspecies are under threat.
Help mark Global Tiger Day
published : 28 Jul 2021 at 04:00 (Photo courtesy of facebook.com/DNP1362)
To mark the Global Tiger Day, which falls on July 29 each year, the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation is holding a virtual exhibition and online talks via its Facebook and globaltigerday2021.com, starting tomorrow.
Presented under the theme Thailand s Tigers Forever: Moving Forward To The Future , the virtual exhibition will feature 20 booths that provide information on tiger conservation issues through video, slides, photography and e-books.
The exhibition will run until Aug 27 and viewers will learn about the tiger situations in the past to present, as well as reports of tiger conservation of related organisations.