Discover, November 22 2010.
The buzzwords of the week in Moscow are tiger and conservation. Sunday marked the opening of the worldwide tiger summit, which brought together high-level representatives from the 13 tiger-habitat countries, including Russia and China, to discuss the best plan to save the tigers. The meeting goes through Wednesday.
Only about 3,200 tigers remain in the wild, and without help experts say populations will start to go extinct in less than 20 years. “Here’s a species that’s literally on the brink of extinction,” said Jim Leape, director general of conservation group WWF. Read More >