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Tiger, tiger, not so bright

Compiled by Koh Lay Chin

August 6, 2010

Rehearsals for the dance portion of the flash mob were held three weeks earlier, with this group practising their moves in Kiwanis Club Petaling Jaya. Participants took the rehearsals seriously, coming in on Tuesday and Thursdays.
Rehearsals for the dance portion of the flash mob were held three weeks earlier, with this group practising their moves in Kiwanis Club Petaling Jaya. Participants took the rehearsals seriously, coming in on Tuesday and Thursdays.
The dance was choreographed and led by WWF staff Brandon Liu, with the other dancers consisting of people who had learned about the flash mob via YouTube, Twitter and other social media sites.
The dance was choreographed and led by WWF staff Brandon Liu, with the other dancers consisting of people who had learned about the flash mob via YouTube, Twitter and other social media sites.
Adding a bit of colour to the flash mob, participants put on tiger-themed face and body paint earlier on in Pavilion Kuala Lumpur. They met up, prepared and were briefed before 8pm, sometime before the actual 'collapse and freeze'.
Adding a bit of colour to the flash mob, participants put on tiger-themed face and body paint earlier on in Pavilion Kuala Lumpur. They met up, prepared and were briefed before 8pm, sometime before the actual ‘collapse and freeze’.
Sometime after 8:30pm, the flash mob group dropped to the floor of an open space within the shopping mall, much to the surprise of passersby and patrons.
Sometime after 8:30pm, the flash mob group dropped to the floor of an open space within the shopping mall, much to the surprise of passersby and patrons.
Fascinated by the 'frozen' flash mob participants, people crowded around them to stare and take pictures.
Fascinated by the ‘frozen’ flash mob participants, people crowded around them to stare and take pictures.
The people on the floor froze for four minutes before they dispersed in different directions.
The people on the floor froze for four minutes before they dispersed in different directions.
Fifteen minutes later, they came back for the dance portion of the flash mob. They performed with gusto, much to the crowd’s delight.
Fifteen minutes later, they came back for the dance portion of the flash mob. They performed with gusto, much to the crowd’s delight.
WWF staffers said the crowd were so excited by the dance that some of them joined in. The flash mob participants also received huge applause at the end of their performance.
WWF staffers said the crowd were so excited by the dance that some of them joined in. The flash mob participants also received huge applause at the end of their performance.
Tx2 Tiger Ambassador, actress Sazzy Falak, joined the flash mob participants after the dance.
Tx2 Tiger Ambassador, actress Sazzy Falak, joined the flash mob participants after the dance.
The jubilant participants posing in celebration of a successful flash mob.
The jubilant participants posing in celebration of a successful flash mob.

THEY dropped to the floor, froze and later danced with gusto for the Malayan tigers. In a tiger-themed flash mob on 30 July 2010 called Freeze Tiger Trade, people from all walks of life surprised patrons at the Pavilion Kuala Lumpur shopping mall with two enthusiastic displays of a flash mob.

Only 500 Malayan tigers are believed to roam Malaysia’s forests, down from 3,000 some 50 years ago. The initial drop in the number of tigers was primarily due to large-scale loss of habitat. In more recent times, the most urgent threats are poaching for body parts, persecution by angry villagers, and starvation. Tiger conservationists say we will need to double the existing tiger population in 10 years for the species to get back to a sustainable level.

In a bid to spread awareness on tiger conservation efforts, WWF-Malaysia spearheaded the 30 July flash mob in conjunction with World Tiger Day, which falls on 29 July. It is one of many events organised in 2010 to raise awareness on the plight of the Malayan tiger. 2010 is the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese zodiac.

WWF-Malaysia’s executive director and chief executive director Datuk Dr Dionysius Sharma said the flash mob was done to show support for the Malaysian government to declare at the upcoming September Tiger Summit an end to all tiger trade by stepping up enforcement and habitat protection.

“[This would help] double tiger numbers by the next Year of the Tiger (in 2022),” he said in a statement.

All photos and caption information are courtesy of WWF-Malaysia.

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