Välkomna till tigerseminarium 12 mars på Kolmården

Pressinbjudan Välkomna till tigerseminarium 12 mars på Kolmården Seminariet arrangeras av Världsnaturfonden WWF och Kolmårdens insamlingsstiftelse. Syftet är att belysa den kritiska situationen för världens tigrar och diskutera lösningar för att kunna bevara tigern i framtiden. Se bifogat program. Onsdag 12 mars 2008 Plats: Kolmårdens djurpark, Forsknings- och utbildningsavdelningen. Moderator: Lennart Nyman För frågor, kontakta: Mats Höggren, zoologisk chef Kolmården, 070-5582796 eller Marie von Zeipel, pressansvarig WWF, 08-624 74 03, 070-629 10 77 Vägbeskrivning: http://www.kolmarden.com/templates/normal.aspx?page_id=31 Tiger Seminar at Kolmården, Sweden – March 12, 2008 WWF Sweden and Kolmården Wildlife Park are arranging an exclusive tiger seminar to highlight the criti­cal situation for the world’s tigers on March 12, 2008. Several of the world’s leading scientists and conser­vationists will present the latest figures and the current status of tigers in the wild. One of the key topics of the seminar will be a discussion on the role of tourism as a method for saving tigers in the future. Programme: 09.15-10.00 Registration and coffee 10.00-10.05 Welcome Ola Jennersten, WWF Sweden, and Mats Höggren, Kolmården 10.05-10.10 Introduction Lennart Nyman, WWF consultant and seminar moderator 10.10-10.40 Global status of tigers, threats and WWF’s Global action plan for tigers Bivash Pandav, WWFs tiger coordinator, WWF Nepal 10.40-11.10 Status of the Indian tiger and WWF’s tiger work in India, ”Landscapes of Hope” Sujoy Banerjee, Director of WWF India’s Species’ Programme 11.10-11.20 Break 11.20-11.50 Status of Siberian tiger and the work with tigers in the Amur Region Yulia and Pavel Fomenko, Communicator & anti-poaching officer 11.50-12.20 Why keep tigers in zoos? Sarah Christie, Programme manager, Zoological Society of London 12.20-13.50 Lunch (including time for Business-to-business meetings) 13.00-13.50 Press conference at Restaurant Safari (photo opportunities at Tiger World) 13.50.14.20 Phoenix Fund Activities on Wildlife Protection in the Primorsky region, Far Eastern Russia Sergei Bereznuk, Director of Phoenix Fund 14.20-14.50 The role of tourism in tiger conservation Imran Khan, tiger Ph D and Director of Jungle Jim’s Resort outside Corbett National Park 14.50-15.20 Coffee break 15.20-15.50 Travel operators as agents for tiger conservation Julian Matthews, Discovery Initiatives, and initiator of Travel Operators for Tigers 15.50-16.20 Community-based wildlife management in Namibian conservancies Andee Davidson, tourism expert and part of WWF’s LIFE project in Namibia 16.20-17.15 Panel discussion Practical details: Place: We will meet at the research & education department (FOU), Kolmården Wildlife Park, at 9.15 am Kolmårdens Djurpark AB Silvy Bohlin, pressansvarig 011-24 90 23 alt 070-637 30 02 Silvy.Bohlin@kolmarden.com