The thought of writing something about tigers to show my solidarity on the preservation of this great gift of nature has been haunting me for some time, and the deliberation of doing it now than later is the origin of this blog. In the early 18th century, tigers were spread in the vast stretch of land from Turkey to China, and now there are only less than 5000 tigers that are existing in the whole world. Among these the majority of them are found in the south west Asian countries including India, Indonesia, Sumatra and Bali. Tigers are the biggest among the species of cats and they are being sought after for various purposes. The whole bodies of the tiger, from the skin to the claws are in great demand in the International market. The bones of the tigers are used to manufacture many different kinds of medicines in China. The teeth of tiger are a very expensive jewelry in India.
The beauty of this creature and the necessity of maintaining them in the natural ecosystem should be understood by the inhabitants of earth. In the early days, tigers were hunted as a matter of prestige among hunters. Later when there was rapid deforestation and clearing of forest lands for agriculture and inhabitation, tigers were an enemy to human beings which was a reason to destroy them. In the present world, they are destroyed mainly for the reason of monetary benefits. Tigers have their peculiar behavioral patterns and the survival if a baby tiger is too difficult, which made their numbers very low in the present day.



As the earth day passes by, and the numbers of these beautiful big cats are dwindling on a tremendous phase, it is not only the government who has to take responsibility of preserving these animals. So let us all hold hands together to preserve these wonderful creatures in this world, whereby the future generations of ours can also see the beauty of this wonderful animal.