Indonesian authorities plan a ‘Rent a Tiger’ idea
January 26th, 2010 - 11:45 pm ICT by Aishwarya BhattJakarta, Jan 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Indonesian authorities are planning to launch a ‘Rent a Tiger’ idea, in which they will let people adopt the endangered Sumatran tigers. Officials said that the endangered Sumatran tigers, which were born in captivity, could be adopted for $100,000 a pair, so as to save them from extinction.
“The plan, which could go into effect this year, would require prospective adopters to have at least 53,000 square feet of land - close to the size of an American football field - but preferably more”, forestry ministry conservation Director General Darori said. He was speaking at a Sumatran tiger conservation workshop in the Indonesian capital - Jakarta. Even though the people can adopt the tigers, but they would still remain as the property of the Indonesian government. And the government would also monitor their health, and if there are any shortcomings, then the adopters can be fined or even jailed.
The forest ministry said that around 500 tigers are there in the wild, which inhabit around 18 acres of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. And around 400 tigers live in northern Sumatra’s Gunung Leuser National Park. The Sumatran tigers are quite small, as the males are just 6 feet 8 inches from head to tail and weigh only 300 pounds.
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