Is Our Furniture Harming Tigers?

Our desire for cheaply made furniture could be seriously harming the future of not only forests in Russia, but also the rare tigers that live within these wooded enclaves. Much of the illegally sourced wood in made into furniture and shipped all over Europe, with Britain a major hotspot for goods that were not manufactured in the correct manner.

WWF charity officials fear that due to the demand for cheaper furniture, many forests could be on the brink of destruction, with their inhabitants even more at risk. Plus, when you consider some of the world’s most endangered tigers call this place home, now is the time for change to happen before it’s too late.

WWF Forest Campaigner, Beatrix Richards –

There’s a significant risk that UK companies and consumers buying furniture and flooring could be unwittingly contributing to the problem. If companies aren’t getting their wood products from legal and responsible sources, they risk losing faith with their customers and contributing to the destruction of important forest habitat.

Russian WWF officials are warning that the illegal logging is now getting out of control, and with only 450 Amur tigers left on the planet, the species is even more under threat from extinction. As pine nuts and acorns disappear, so does the animals that eat them, namely the tigers prey.

The destruction by illegal timber logging threatens the whole ecological system in the forest, and at the top of that food chain is the Amur tiger. If you would like to help their plight, why not adopt a tiger through the WWF? Check out our dedicated charity page for more information on how you can help save these magnificent creatures from destruction.