Most of us must have
heard of the popular slogan ‘Save the
Tiger’ in news coverage, print media and the internet. But have we ever
given a thought as to why such a slogan had to be created in the first place.
Why was the Tiger population in danger of extinction? Was the greed of humans
so great that they were bent upon annihilation of a magnificent and beautiful
animal as the tiger?
It is a shame to know that in a mere span of 50 years nearly
80000 to 100000 these beautiful and carefree tigers were literally hunted,
poached and slaughtered to quench the thirst of egotistical brutes.
History bears testimony to the fact that this evil and
wicked sport of senseless animal hunting started during the Mughal era in India
and continued well into the British Raj.
Today only a few hundred tigers roam the wildlife nationalparks and sanctuaries in India because steps have been taken to preserve this
radiant and awesome creation of nature. Nowadays one can see advertisements and
loads of propaganda to promote tourism in India for seeing the tiger in its
natural environment. The once fearless king of the jungle now dwells in the
above kinds of protected habitats.
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