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World renowned ballerina to perform at The Majestic Tiger Ball.

Introducing Maria Sascha Khan who will be performing at The Majestic Tiger Ball on the 3rd of October, 2014.

"Dance is how you express the beauty of the soul. That is what I have wanted to do since I was a little girl, it was always in me. The ability to inspire, move and uplift others through the mastery of my art form, is priceless!"

Maria Sascha Khan is an international ballerina who has worked with the world’s top ballet companies and performed across the globe. Maria trained at some of the world’s best ballet academies such as the Royal Ballet School in London, San Francisco Ballet School, and the American Ballet Theatre. She is a graduate of the Academie de Danse Classique de Princesse Grace, in Monte Carlo, and one of the last students to graduate under the mentorship of renowned Russian ballet teacher Marika Besobrasova.

Alongside her professional ballet career, Maria Sascha has featured in television commercials for Honda Acura and Lowe and works for the non-profit arts organization Youth Arts in Action. She has also had the honor of performing for Prince Albert II of Monaco, Karl Lagerfeld, Katie Holmes, HRH Princess Caroline of Monaco, HRH Princess Stephanie of Monaco, German and Chinese heads of state, Jackie Chan and famous footballer Bastian Schweinsteiger amongst others.

Maria Sascha has been coming to Malaysia since she was 6 months old to visit her close family and relatives and is delighted to be making her Malaysian debut at the dinner.

Photo by Day Kol Photography

To buy tickets or for further information, email inspire@savewildtigers.org

GLOBAL SINGING SENSATION STARS AT THE MAJESTIC BALL

We are thrilled to announce that singing sensation Leee John will be performing at the forthcoming Majestic Ball on Friday 3rd October in aid of Save Wild Tigers. This stunning evening is taking place at The Majestic Hotel, Kuala Lumpur and will play host to over 700 guests.

Coming to fame in the eighties as the lead singer of Imagination, Leee John has enjoyed number one hits across the world and sold over 30 million albums globally. In the UK alone, his proud record achievement included five consecutive gold albums.

’Body Talk’, ‘Just an Illusion’ and ‘Music and Lights’ are just a few of his classic hits.

The evening is set to be a combination of glamour, sophistication and style, set in one of KL`s most splendid locations, The Majestic Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. Datuk Tom Saufi will be leading an inspirational fashion element whilst Leee John, will be wowing the guests will a selection of some of his greatest hits, including ‘Just an Illusion’ - the one thing Save Wild Tigers does not want wild Tigers to become.

For further details regarding The Majestic Ball please email inspire@savewildtigers.org

OVER EXPOSURE

An international photography exhibition to stop tigers fading:

When? 4th - 18th October 2014

Where? E&O Hotel Penang

Here you will have the opportunity to purchase original, rare photographic printos of wild tigers in their natural habitat. Funds raised will go towards providing urgent and ongoing targeted suppor t for tiger conservation, in a bid to eradicate the increasing threat of extinction that wild tigers face.

Featuring four renowned wildlife photographers: Roger Hooper, Michael Vickers, Nick Garbutt, Robin Hamilton

Global Tiger Day 2014

Today, on #GlobalTigerDay, our founder Simon Clinton reflects on the past year and has the following message for all our supporters and followers.

“As I reflect today, on global tiger day, all of us at Save Wild Tigers can only be eternally grateful and offer a HUGE thank you to the hundreds of artists and celebrities over the past 24 months who really have brought a new dimension to getting everyone truly inspired by this magnificent animal – from Joanna Lumley, Brian May, Jimmy Choo, Sir David Attenborough, Gok Wan, Lauren Baker Art, Jaime Winstone, Donal McIntyre, Evan Davis, Roger Hooper, Mike Vickers, Gary Hodges Wildlife Art, Jane Lee McCracken our Thrive artists and so so so many more!! Thank you.. not just for the inspiration but the perspiration involved in getting this ongoing critical tiger show on the road! To all our supporters and followers, we need fresh & inspirational thinking to save this magnificent species, so please do shout if you can help us in the great Tiger fight back.

Together, I believe that we can inspire enough people to create a positive change and save this species from extinction. HAPPY GLOBAL TIGER DAY….

P.s. follow our crystal tigress head setting off from London`s Victoria station on route to Singapore today #crystaltigresstour #inspire4tigers

Does it really matter? Simon Clinton, founder of SWT, talks about the current situation the wild tiger faces in the lead up to global tiger day, July 29th 2014

I was asked by a BBC radio presenter recently, “does it really matter that wild tigers may soon become extinct, surely that’s evolution?" I don’t really need to tell you what my answer was!

Unfortunately, the plight of the wild tiger is symbolic of the issues facing our wildlife worldwide. Poaching (led by the demand for animal parts and skins) and habitat destruction & fragmentation (often resulting in increased human/animal conflict), are two major issues which are not just decimating wild tiger populations, but are killing off rhinos, elephants, lions and numerous other species at an alarming rate.

If we can’t win the fight to save one of the world’s most iconic species - the wild tiger - then what hope lies for the rest?

So my answer is simple. Yes it does matter. It matters because after millions of years of existence on this planet, in as few as 10-15 years, many of these iconic species could be extinct in the wild forever, their habitat dead or destroyed and whole ecosystems wiped out as a result. Imagine the oldest rainforest in the world , in Malaysia for example, gone forever, together with the Malayan Tiger? How can we let that happen?

July 29th is World Tiger day, and today we can announce that official estimates for wild Tiger numbers are down, probably as few as 3,000 globally.

So if you also think saving the wild tiger matters, please make yourself heard and do something to help. We need fresh thinking, fresh emphasis, fresh impetus, if we have any hope of changing the tigers current path to extinction.

Let’s inspire the generation out there today about the value and inherent majesty of the wild tiger for the sake of future generations… lets ensure that art galleries and zoo`s don’t become the only legacy for the tiger we don’t succeed.

Together we can make a difference so please join me in the fight back and help #inspire4tigers

Thank you …..
Simon Clinton… Founder Save Wild Tigers.