Facts have shown that the tiger population throughout Asia has dropped from 100,000 to around 3,200 in a short period of time. As world world leaders around the world gather to help save the tigers from extinction, actor Leonardo DiCaprio has committed $1 million to the World Wildlife Fund to urgent tiger conservation efforts through his fund at the California Community Foundation. 

Leonardo helping set up sensors on tiger habitat ground.

Leonardo has recently visited countries such as Nepal and Bhutan with WWF experts, touring tiger habitats with the anti-poaching staff, while being educated on how the WWF scientists monitor the tigers.  Not only has he been learning about the park's and tigers, Leonardo DiCaprio, joined forces with the WWF to help raise $20 million for tiger conversation through the Save Tigers now campaign. 


        It's easy to believe that Leonardo's money is going straight to helping build new habitats and homes for the tigers, but it's also hard to say that the money is going to be used to build houses for the tigers to live in.  Although Leonardo's money is going towards funding the 12 main tigers shelters,   The money seems as if it will not be used to build homes but the money will be spent on the necessities tigers need to survive.


        It is shown that Leonardo DiCaprio is proof that human intervention is being used positively to affect the biodiversity of our ecosystems.  Although he is a celebrity and has committed $1 million to the WWF, normal people like us have the power to help the bio diversity of our ecosystems as well (donating small amounts of money will also help any organization.) There are many ways us humans can help, such as preventing yourself and other to not buy products made from tiger skin or teeth.  This method doesn't strictly inform you to not buy only tiger skin, but also trying to prevent yourself from buying any animal made product.  Studies show that after poaching, habitat destruction is the next biggest threat to the tigers.  Buying forest-friendly products made from sustainable forestry and agriculture operations will also help the prevention of tigers.


Kaitlin  : http://yay4bio.blogspot.com/2010/09/eight-year-old-receives-wwf-philippines.html?showComment=1295402032927#c4648112281950686918

Vanessa: http://vanezzabioblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/unit-2-bio-blog.html