With less than 400 critically endangered Sumatran tigers left in the wild, Indonesian officials have proposed a conservation plan which would allow wealthy citizens to have tigers as pets for a fee,- about $107,000 per pair.
The sustainable solution is to offer specific protection to the critically endangered tigers: from habitat loss and from poaching. Tiger rental is not a good stategy as it will create a demand and tigers will be taken from the wild more rapidly than ever.
Tell Indonesia- do not rent out the critically endangered tigers as pets- keep them in the wild and preserve their remaining natural habitat by banning logging; otherwise they will become extinct in the wild permanently. Two other subspecies of Indonesian tiger have already been lost, the Bali tiger and Javan tiger.
SOURCE: http://www.mnn.com/local-reports/illinois/local-blog/tiger-rental-is-a-sign-of-greater-problems
Mr. Dana A. Kartakusuma
Special Advisor to the Minister on Economic and Sustainable Development Affairs
Ministry of Environment
JI. D. I. Panjaitan Kebon Nanas
Jakarta - 13410
Indonesia
Tel: + 62 21 851 7148, + 62 21 8590 4937
Fax: 011 62 21 851 7147
EMail: dana@menlh.go.id
Email:danakartakusuma@gmail.com