Talk tigers with Jennifer Scarlott, a writer and tiger conservation advocate based in New York City. Some of you may already know her as the person who regularly writes the column Talkin' Tigers in Cub Magazine. Share all your tiger thoughts and concerns, questions and brainwaves with Jen...

Dear Jen,
I am doing a project at school on tigers and I would like to know about their relationship to the environment. I have looked in lots of books and on the net but I can't find anything that is helpful it would be good if you can help me out,
From Danielle and Zoe,


Dear Danielle and Zoe,
There are a couple of websites you should look at if you haven’t already—and if it is too late to help you with your school project, forgive me! But you’ll learn a lot from looking at these and maybe they can help you in the future: www.savethetigerfund.org and www.wwf.org.
Good luck!
Your friend,
Jen

Dear Jen, I am a student of class 1 A. I love animals and especially tigers , I have question for you, what is that you can tell me about the Tsamnian tigers?
Thank you very much.
Arijit

Hi Arijit,
The Tasmanian tiger was a large carnivorous marsupial (also called the thylacine or thylacinus cynocephalus) that was native to Australia. It became extinct around 1936. The thylacine wasn’t truly a tiger, though it was a top predator, and had a striped coat. It looked a bit wolf-like. For lots of information on tigers, you might want to check out www.savethetigerfund.org
Your friend,
Jen

Dear Jen,
Can you tell me why are tigers important?
Sankalp Arora


Dear Sankalp,
Hmm, why are tigers important? I could go on a long, long time on this one! On a philosophical level, I think every living being on this planet is important — and that human beings have a responsibility to protect and nurture all of life on Earth. Top predators like tigers are important in terms of protecting the biodiversity of the earth, and our own future, since our future is linked up with the health of the planet. Since tigers need large forested areas in order to survive, protecting the tiger means that a great many other plants and animals get protected as well. And because the forests that tigers need generate and protect water supplies, protecting the tiger means protecting clean water in a very direct sense.
Your friend,
Jen

Dear Jen,
Can I help save tigers? I love travelling in forests and I have visited Kanha and Bandhavgarh forests twice. Now I want to visit the Ranthambaore National Park!
Kunal


Dear Kunal,
You will love visiting Ranthambhore. I have been there, and to the Corbett National Park, and would love to see Kanha and Bandhavgarh some day! More than anything, I love visiting the forests of your country. You have so many adventures ahead of you! Kunal, is there a nature club at your school that you could join? Or perhaps you could start one, with the help of an interested teacher? Once you’ve organised yourself with a few other people who share your interest in wild places and wildlife, you’ll find so many things to do to help the tiger! Get in touch with the organisers of Kids for Tigers, and they’ll help you get started www.kidsfortigers.org.
Your friend,
Jen

Dear Jen,
I can not believe what humans like us are doing to tigers’ homes! I have just found out about Kids For Tigers! It is an amazing place to hang out.
Thanks,
Sara Griffin


Dear Sara,
I can’t believe it either. But isn’t it great knowing there is an organization like Kids for Tigers that is doing so much to protect tigers and their homes? I went to a Kids for Tigers meeting near Corbett National Park in April, and loved meeting more than a hundred kids who are passionate about wildlife and protecting the tiger. Good luck with your own work!
Your friend,
Jen

Dear Jen,
I love tigers! They are my favourite animal in the whole world. But, I am really concerned about their disappearance from the wild. I don't want it to happen. I really want to help but I don't no how. I want my children and grandchildren to see them.
Ellen

Dear Ellen,
Tigers are beautiful, and fascinating, and so vulnerable, despite their strength. They’re very lucky to have a friend in you. Ellen, I didn’t think that my own daughter would ever have an opportunity to see a tiger in the wild, but she’s now 11 and she’s seen several, and heard them as well! So if we work very hard to protect wild places in India and throughout Asia, maybe her son or daughter (and yours!) will have the same deep pleasure. Share your passion and your interest, start a save-the-tiger petition, start a nature club at school, just get started, and you’ll find lots of things to do. Check out www.savethetigerfund.org for lots of information and ideas as well.
Your friend,
Jen

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