Washington, June 11 : The World Bank has announced a global joint venture to help reverse the decline in wild tigers — the first-ever species initiative by the Bank.
According to a report in ENN (Environmental News Network), the Bank has asked the ITC member organizations, representing some of the world’s foremost tiger scientists, conservation groups, animal welfare advocates, traditional Chinese medicine specialists, and zoos, to provide expertise and strategic guidance to the initiative.
During the next six months, the Bank promises to hold open and frank dialogues with all stakeholders in tiger range countries—governments and non-governmental organizations—about which tiger conservation methods have worked in the past and which have not.