Save Tigers Now
The Magnificent Tiger is the national animal of India. The ever increasing decline in their numbers has become a concern for all around the world. Actor Leonardo DiCaprio has joined the World Wildlife Fund in a new global campaign in an endeavour to save this endangered species.
The campaign aims to increase the awareness about the threats to tigers and raise funds for the preservation efforts for the same. It has a target of doubling the world's wild tiger population by 2022, the next Year of the Tiger. The Save Tigers Now campaign is supposed to run during 2010, the Chinese Year of the Tiger.
DiCaprio will be traveling to Asia with WWF experts to look into the plight of the tigers and the threats they face. He visited the Bardiyan National Park, Nepal on July 14th, 2010. He also plans to visit India for the same cause. He will meet with park guards and discuss about protecting tigers from international traffickers, participate in anti-poaching patrols, and explore the best ways to protect wild tigers.
