Special Investigation
Sustainability. Endangered Species. The Tiger by Jordan B, Tom H & Victoria S
by Year 6 (6)

Stop Killing Us Tigers Tigers are superior creatures, although, sadly, they are near to extinction. Tigers have been protected since 1972, which means, it has been illegal to hunt or to buy or sell any goods made from any part of a tiger. During 1900, there were roughly 45,000 Bengal tigers in the wild and today there's less than 2,500. As the tigers become rarer, the value of a dead one has increased. By the time a tiger's skin, bones and organs have been sold to dealers on the black market it is worth about $50,000! Tiger parts are used extensively in Chinese medicine as they are thought to help cure rheumatism, scabies and boils amongst other things, but there is no medical evidence to support these claims. To help the tigers, we must equip the wildlife guards with more defensive equipment. The law for poaching tigers should have a more severe punishment. We need to stop killing tigers as they are living creatures, as they have as much right to live as we do! Jordan