Harrison Ford tackles the illegal wildlife trade (The Ecologist)
The Ecologist
25th November,2010
Tigers - subject of this month's unprecedented conservation summit in St Petersburg - are just one species being devastated by the illegal wildlife trade, as this unique advert featuring the Indiana Jones star explains
As this month's St Petersburg tiger summit in Russia closes, it has been announced that the governments of some 13 countries where tigers live have agreed an action plan to try and save the enigmatic big cats from global decimation.
Participants in the summit have pledged to double tiger numbers by 2022. Conservation efforts will centre around protecting habitats, tackling poaching, targeting the illegal trade in tiger parts and - crucially - sourcing the finances needed for the plan to succeed.
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