老虎属于大型猫科动物，以凶猛著称，被誉为“百兽之王”。然而，在人类活动范围的日益扩大和生存环境的变化影响下，老虎已经逐渐成为稀有动物，面临数量急剧减少甚至灭亡的危险。今天我们就一起来探讨一下如何促进老虎的保护和繁育问题。
/ T9 [4 `# ^2 ]7 U Officials from 13 countries are meeting in Bali, Indonesia, to agree on ways to try to double the number of tigers in the world.# |. h% Y7 g {* Q
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The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) conservation group has warned that a lack of global action could kill off the endangered species.
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9 ?% c* c6 F: k) H g+ B Hunting and a loss of habitat had cut numbers to about 3,200 tigers - the lowest ever.
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The Bali Tiger Forum is a precursor to a planned global summit in December.
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There is a particular focus on China, where a huge demand for tiger parts fopr consumption has fuelled a drop in numbers.
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& j9 u* O7 u* c2 j- z Conservationists are concerned about the proliferation of Chinese tiger farms, where 5,000 tigers are kept in captivity - they say this spurs the trade in tiger parts, and demand for illegally caught wild tigers.
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. R9 y6 ]5 E x8 v( y Dr Bivash Pandav, landscape co-ordinator for the WWF tiger network initiative in Nepal, said political action was needed to enforce laws against poaching, secure habitats, and help communities who come into contact with tigers.
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"This year offers an unprecedented opportunity to put in place a co-ordinated, multi-state plan to save the tiger," said Diane Walkington, head of species at WWF-UK.
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"There has never before been this level of momentum for action on tigers and governments must take advantage of it.$ e/ f* `: \) ?; E7 o
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"If we lose the tiger, not only do we lose one of the world's top predators, we will lose so much more.
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"By safeguarding their habitats , we will protect hundreds of other species in the process," she said.
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4 M& c2 X. A* \0 Q: t The BBC's Indonesia correspondent, Karishma Vaswani, says Indonesia, the host nation, is home to around 400 Sumatran tigers.! \8 I5 J- H9 ~0 o1 }$ x
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& T- D7 g' k' ~3 h) a. z It has come up with a proposal to boost its tiger population whereby rich Indonesia could adopt a pair of tigers for $100,000 ( |
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