To my friends, family, and blog readers,
Once again I participated in the Wildlife Conservation Society’s second annual Run for the Wild, a 5K run/walk at the Bronx Zoo. This year’s theme is “Tracks for Tigers”. All the funds raised by participants will go toward the Wildlife Conservation Society’s tiger conservation efforts.
There are only a few thousand tigers left in the wild — in fact, there are more tigers in captivity in the United States alone than there are in the wild worldwide. Today, tigers are at less than 3 percent of their numbers just a century ago. Human development, dwindling prey populations and continued threats from poachers have all contributed to the decline of their populations across Asia. In some parts of the world, tigers are valued more for their body parts than as living animals.
With your support, I hope to reach my goal. Even $10 will make a big difference for tigers. The donations I collect will help support WCS’s efforts to create protected areas for these striped beauties, stop illegal poaching, boost prey populations, and collaborate with local governments, business leaders and communities to manage human activity in tiger habitats.
If you wish to make a donation, please visit my fundraising page.
Thanks in advance for your generosity and your commitment to protecting tigers. I’ll keep your posted on my paw-gress!
Sincerely,
Allie Wilkinson
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