ADOPT AN ANIMAL

Provide help to an animal for as little as £3 a month, and make a connection that lasts.

SOME OF THE ANIMALS YOU CAN ADOPT

  • Adopt an baboon
  • Adopt an gorilla
  • adopt an orang-utan
  • Adopt an lion
  • adopt a snow leopard
  • adopt a tiger
  • Adopt an elephant
  • Adopt a giraffe
  • Adopt a rhino
  • Adopt a Meerkat
  • Adopt a panda
  • adopt a polar bear
  • Adopt a dolphin
  • Adopt a penguin
  • adopt a turtle

Endangered Sumatran Tiger

The Sumatran Tiger has suffered a catastrophic decline in it’s habitat since the end of World War II. Logging, agriculture and settlements have all lead to huge areas of forest being cleared and this has been devastating to the tiger population on the Island of Sumatra. Officials even acknowledge that illegal logging is out of control in some parts of the island.

To give you an idea of the scale of destruction, between 1985 and 1997 approximately 70,000 km² of forest was lost, leaving just 130 000 km² of tiger habitat left. Of this around 40,000 km² is protected but these areas are fragmented meaning there is very little (if any) gene flow between the separated tigers, which obviously does not bode well for the future of the species.

Sumatran tiger vs Humans

The above title is a stark reminder of the battle the Sumatran tiger faces. Deforestation at the hands of humans not only reduces tiger numbers but also the numbers of prey animals. This forces the tigers into areas which have human populations leading to inevitable conflict with people which the tiger stands little chance of winning. Tigers will take livestock and people have even been killed. It is then the retaliation from villagers which sees tigers killed.

The above could been seen as killing born out of self defense but Sumatran tigers are killed by poachers purely for commercial reasons. Poaching is responsible for almost 80% (40) of Sumatran tiger deaths each year. Tiger skin and bones are highly prized for various reasons and there is no evidence to suggest that poaching has declined.

This makes it even more important that conservation efforts are increased. Adopt a tiger today and help fund essential conservation projects. There are estimated to be less than 400 Sumatran tigers left in the wild and if the rate of poaching continues we will lose this amazing animal forever within 10 years. This animal really does need your help.