Gone—the Forests and the Aid
As deforestation continues apace, the World Bank has discontinued financial aid to the Kerinci Seblat National Park, posing an increasingly greater threat of extinction to protected species.
October 22, 2002
Man is wilder than the wildest tiger, as the situation in Kerinci Seblat National Park, Sumatra, demonstrates. One of the last natural habitats of Sumatran tigers, this area, legally created a protected zone for tigers many years ago, has become a butchering arena due to the presence of poachers. Six years ago, there were still 500 tigers. Today, however, an analysis based on satellite imaging and monitoring by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF),
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