YOUTH TIGER SUMMIT 2010 OFFICIALLY OPENS IN VLADIVOSTOK
By: Dyah Eka Rini
On November 19, 2010, the International Youth Tiger Forum (Youth Tiger Summit) was officially opened by the Governor of Primorsky Province, Russia. The opening ceremony of the Youth Tiger Summit held at the State University of Economy & Service, Vladivostok was also attended by the consulates general of several countries such as India and Vietnam, as well as the Executive Director of WWF-Russia, Igor Chestin.
Youth Tiger Summit by providing "inscriptions" at the Port of Vladivostok for all tiger countries. Each country - including Indonesia - received one inscription on the harbor floor, similar to Hollywood's "Hall of Fame."
Amalia Anindia and Lely Puspitasari represented Indonesia at the installation. They felt very proud to be witnesses to this event. Vladivostok is the capital of Primorsky Province which is also the 'home' of one of the tiger sub-species, the Amur/Siberian tiger. With this inscription in Vladivostok, it is hoped that the six sub-species that still exist in 13 countries can continue to be remembered by the wider community and can continue to be preserved.