§ Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she is taking to help preserve the Sumatran tiger. [162898]
§ Mr. Morley: The Government are taking action through our participation in multilateral environmental agreements, notably the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, which help safeguard the Sumatran tiger and other endangered species. The Government also provides funds to support "21st Century Tiger", a wild tiger conservation partnership between the Zoological Society of London and Global Tiger Patrol, which has undertaken three projects on the Sumatran tiger over the last four years.