Hello I'm Tom and I am raising money for WWF by climbing Africa's biggest mountain 'Kilimanjaro' in October 2010.

I am in Explorer scouts so have done many treks but nothing on this scale!! I will be sixteen yrs old when I go on the trek which I am doing with my Dad.

I am supporting WWF because of my fondness of tigers. Their numbers are decreasing in the Wild due to poaching for their fur and for the medical properties of their bones. This has lead to only 3,200 tiger left in the wild, with many Indian tiger reserves having no tigers any more and others with only single figure populations. 

Your donation could help:

• end poaching –
• increase forest patrols and prevent illegal trade in tiger parts
• raise local awareness of the value of tigers and develop eco-tourism
• work with politicians to strengthen laws against poaching and wildlife trading
• encourage government and industry to manage forests more carefully
• resolve conflict with communities by ensuring farmers are paid compensation for livestock killed
• relocating tigers that stray into inhabited areas, protecting people and ensuring better distribution of tigers.

   

• How your money could be used
  Your support is essential to help us save this magnificent animal – as it is with all our vital work.

  • £10 could put an anti-poaching patrol in the field for one day.
  • £20 could buy two walkie-talkies for community patrols in Nepal.
  • £30 could provide a bike to allow a ranger to patrol tiger reserves in India.
  • £50 could pay for two days of training for an anti-poaching sniffer dog.
  • £100 could pay for the training of one field officer in anti-poaching techniques and tiger monitoring in Nepal.

 

80% of the target amount needs to be paid to WWF 2 months before I set for my expedition.

 

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