The Trekking Tiger
(also known as T3)
Walking to protect the Tiger, Wildlife,
Habitat, People...
BAN TIGER TRADE - A campaign run by
TigerTime
SIGN PETITION HERE
Early on Saturday 10 March 2012 The Trekking Tiger (also known as T3) will leave Cronulla
Beach on the coastal south of Sydney, Australia on a trek of close to 90 kilometres finishing at
the Barrenjoey Lighthouse, the coastal northern tip of the city.
The trek will be attempted in one long push (with some possible beach power naps!) to draw
attention to the BAN TIGER TRADE petition which is part of the global TigerTime campaign
run by the UK based David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation.
“TigerTime, the global campaign from the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation is currently
gaining thousands of signatures on its petition to put an end to the tiger trade www.
bantigertrade.com. 100,000 signatures are needed for the Embassy of the People's Republic of
China in United Kingdom to accept it on the 13th March. Please help us by signing the petition
and spreading the word. For more information, please see our website www.tigertime.info”
About The Trekking Tiger (T3):
The Trekking Tiger is a man in a tiger mask - his identity is unimportant. His main purpose is
to draw attention to this vital campaign which recognizes the tiger, a flagship species in the
biodiversity crisis. The Trekking Tiger is also known as T3, a reference to the three extinct sub-
species of tiger; the Caspian Tiger, the Java Tiger and the Bali Tiger.
T3 is an experienced mountain and jungle endurance trekker. And this challenge will hurt!
The T3 concept has been brought forward several months (there will be another trek
announcement soon) to link in the petition to be presented to the Chinese Embassy in London
in March to ban the tiger trade. Despite the reduced preparation time, T3 will undergo the
trek in bare feet on beach sections and thongs (flip flops) on rock and road sections. This is
in dedication to the porters of Nepal and other Himalayan areas where very basic footwear is
often used while carrying huge loads. This is a poverty driven situation and poverty is a big
factor in people turning to poaching, threatening the tiger and much other wildlife.
With this in mind T3 requests that so as not to dilute the purpose of the trek, the emphasis in
any media contact remains on the campaign and not on the man behind the mask.
T3 is an entity of WildTiger. More information can be found at www.wildtiger.org and www.
facebook.com/TheTrekkingTiger
Contact: info@wildtiger.org and +61403693829
Interviews are posssible before and during the trek.
Images can be supplied by a photographer following the trek and will also be available on
Facebook and Twitter (@trekkingtiger).
About TigerTime:
See www.tigertime.info for full details of the campaign.
TigerTime contact (UK): Chantelle Henderson, Tel: 01483 272323
Email: chantelle@tigertime.info
Beach on the coastal south of Sydney, Australia on a trek of close to 90 kilometres finishing at
the Barrenjoey Lighthouse, the coastal northern tip of the city.
The trek will be attempted in one long push (with some possible beach power naps!) to draw
attention to the BAN TIGER TRADE petition which is part of the global TigerTime campaign
run by the UK based David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation.
“TigerTime, the global campaign from the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation is currently
gaining thousands of signatures on its petition to put an end to the tiger trade www.
bantigertrade.com. 100,000 signatures are needed for the Embassy of the People's Republic of
China in United Kingdom to accept it on the 13th March. Please help us by signing the petition
and spreading the word. For more information, please see our website www.tigertime.info”
About The Trekking Tiger (T3):
The Trekking Tiger is a man in a tiger mask - his identity is unimportant. His main purpose is
to draw attention to this vital campaign which recognizes the tiger, a flagship species in the
biodiversity crisis. The Trekking Tiger is also known as T3, a reference to the three extinct sub-
species of tiger; the Caspian Tiger, the Java Tiger and the Bali Tiger.
T3 is an experienced mountain and jungle endurance trekker. And this challenge will hurt!
The T3 concept has been brought forward several months (there will be another trek
announcement soon) to link in the petition to be presented to the Chinese Embassy in London
in March to ban the tiger trade. Despite the reduced preparation time, T3 will undergo the
trek in bare feet on beach sections and thongs (flip flops) on rock and road sections. This is
in dedication to the porters of Nepal and other Himalayan areas where very basic footwear is
often used while carrying huge loads. This is a poverty driven situation and poverty is a big
factor in people turning to poaching, threatening the tiger and much other wildlife.
With this in mind T3 requests that so as not to dilute the purpose of the trek, the emphasis in
any media contact remains on the campaign and not on the man behind the mask.
T3 is an entity of WildTiger. More information can be found at www.wildtiger.org and www.
facebook.com/TheTrekkingTiger
Contact: info@wildtiger.org and +61403693829
Interviews are posssible before and during the trek.
Images can be supplied by a photographer following the trek and will also be available on
Facebook and Twitter (@trekkingtiger).
About TigerTime:
See www.tigertime.info for full details of the campaign.
TigerTime contact (UK): Chantelle Henderson, Tel: 01483 272323
Email: chantelle@tigertime.info
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ABN: 11070503571278
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TREKKING TIGER ON 90km COASTAL
PROWL TO SAVE THE TIGER
PROWL TO SAVE THE TIGER
Official Media Release 03/03/12
Please watch this short
video from Chantelle
at TigerTime about
why this petition is so
vital...HERE
video from Chantelle
at TigerTime about
why this petition is so
vital...HERE
"In 2003, during that
journey, there were
thought to be
5000-7000 tigers in the
wild. Now the figure
stands at around 3000."
journey, there were
thought to be
5000-7000 tigers in the
wild. Now the figure
stands at around 3000."
| Where This Trek Will Go, How It Will Work & Thoughts "Since I was a child I've admired the running tribes, like the Masai. They can run all day, they chase lions away from their cattle herds. They are truly connected to nature" |