Tiger, tiger burning bright
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Tree Foundation now focuses on protecting the tiger.
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"There is enough in the world for everybody's need, but not enough for every body's greed," said M.K Gandhi
Portraying this greed of mankind which led to the drastic 30 per cent decrease in the Bengal tiger this year, Tree Foundation - Hyderabad chapter has filmed a documentary to spread awareness about the decline of the Royal Bengal tiger in association with British Library, Hyderabad.
Moving tale
The story of the tigress Laxmi along with her three cubs amid deforestation, poaching, and being hunted had a deep impact on many of the library members.
They were deeply moved with this documentary and vowed to be an active part in spreading awareness about this exponential decline.
Although the documentary had an unfortunate ending, the response was tremendous.
“However, the biggest challenge has been to get people involved in conservation efforts,” admits Mr. Arun Krishna, the Admin Secretary on Tree Foundation. “When everybody can contribute actively to all the world's problem they hesitate and think a million times before correcting it.
As a team we wish to get more people on board to take on this immense challenge” he further added.
Tree Foundation was started in 2002, with a motive to conserving the endangered Olive Ridley- Sea-turtles along the Chennai coast. Today it has grown into a multi functional voluntary organisation. In 2007, they began to work to protect the decline of Bengal tiger and spread awareness about it. They have extended sea-turtle protection to Andhra Pradesh and are covering the Nellore district where inland tribals have been poaching turtles for over 30 years.
Students are a part of the environmental conservation activities under the international network of Dr. Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots programme.
From zoo volunteering (in which students go to the zoo and give presentations on the importance on the endangered exhibits), sparrow conservation, to lake conservation (where students gather and work to conserve the lakes which are being polluted), the children as young as seven are a part of it all.
Arjun, a Std. 10 student from Glendale Academy who was an active participant in the recent anti-cracker movement during Deepavali says “I was a part of a school project ‘Carbon Capture' when I realised how much I wanted to be a part this programme.
Also, we can see the increasing levels of Carbon Dioxide; I feel if we do not do anything for our environment, it would be harmful for us later.”
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