DiCaprio Wants to Save India's Tigers: Good Cause or Waste of Time?

by SodaHead Celebs Posted September 27, 2010 12:00:00

Related Topics: Leonardo Dicaprio, New York, Actor, State

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While some celebrities are building houses in Haiti and selling their tweets for charity, Leonardo DiCaprio is branching out in a different direction. The "Inception" star has been meeting with Indian representatives to address the nation's dwindling tiger population.

DiCaprio met with the Coalition of Rainforest Nations in New York on Friday to discuss the issue of poaching, which has brought India's tiger population down from 3,700 to 1,350 in just eight years, according to Agence France-Presse.

A New Delhi senior environment ministry told AFP, "The actor met the [India's Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh] and has expressed his interest to play a crucial role in sensitizing the global community to the cause of the Indian tiger ... DiCaprio plans to come to India to be a part of the conservation efforts."

DiCaprio has frequently been involved in environmental concerns, such as global warming. In 2007, he told ComingSoon.net, "I'm very committed to being an environmentalist and I've devoted a lot of time to doing that and getting the message out there."

Environmental issues are important, but amid all the hardships in both the U.S. and India, we wonder if Indian tigers are worth DiCaprio's time and money.

More: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100925/en_afp/indiau...

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xcheshirecat September 27, 2010 15:28:10

Good cause

+9
not only humans have right on this planet
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Yess June 03, 2011 18:54:03

Good cause

It's a very good cause. And you go! Leonardo DiCaprio!

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Paul Revere October 02, 2010 15:18:25

Undecided

+1
Whatever makes him feel better about himself. At least he's not cruising down to Venezuela to kiss Hugo Chavez's ring. Not yet anyway.

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EarthGirl September 28, 2010 16:38:22

Good cause

+1
Well at least here's a celeb punting a good cause!

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judy September 28, 2010 15:01:54

Good cause

Good for him! If more celebs were to put their extra funds and time to fixing things and not subsidize stupid politicians.we would be a better world.

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SandraR13 September 28, 2010 06:31:04

Good cause

+1
Good cause. Tigers are worth being saved, any animal is. He cannot donate to everything so I guess he's just concentrating on this issue.

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pink bambi ~ In Muse I Trust ~ September 28, 2010 05:19:17

Good cause

+1
I seriously love that man. :D

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Judy1998 September 28, 2010 04:41:57

Good cause

Di Caprio's gone a bit old now...

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pink ba... to Judy1998 September 28, 2010 05:19:56

+2
And like a fine wine, he matures with age. :)

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Judy1998 to pink ba... September 30, 2010 02:33:12

+1
yup =)

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XXDying~InsideXX September 28, 2010 04:23:25

Good cause

if the man wants to save tigers let, its non of our concern what he does with his money

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Toria September 28, 2010 03:28:52

Good cause

I hope he can play that importaint role, sensitizing the global community to the plight of the Tiger would be a good step in the right direction. I hope he can turn those tiger killers from their profits at the same time.

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Mz.Lautner September 28, 2010 02:55:35

Good cause

anything dealing with saving animals is never a waste of time! that shouldn't even be in the same sentence!! that is soooo awesomely sweet of him! ahh, love a cute guy with a good heart :) <3!!!

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Abby September 28, 2010 02:49:43

Good cause

At least when we save animals, they go back to living their lives normally and independently.

When we try and save starving humans, a large majority (not all obviously) end up as criminals or people who outright abuse the welfare system.

Tigers it is.

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NatAlex23 September 28, 2010 02:44:45

Good cause

+1
It's his own money. To those saying he's doing the wrong thing, he's allowed to donate to whatever cause he wants to with his money. Wake up. Humans living in the United States are not the only ones who have the right to be protected and helped by the extremely rich.

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jumpboots 187th PIR September 28, 2010 02:32:01 (edited)

Good cause

+2
I hope he is successful.

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Hula girl - Friends not Fol... September 28, 2010 02:06:47

Good cause

+1
Just don't do it with Tax payers money. Raise it yourself DiCaprio.
I happen to love the Tigers and was fortunate to see them wild while on an Elephant Safari in Nepal.

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Caity September 28, 2010 02:03:03

Good cause

It's great seeing people with money and power doing such important work. And I know some people think it's a waste of time or whatever, but this is a really important issue. Extinctions of major predatory species, like the tiger, are really bad for ecosystems and can cause so many other problems.

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NICKname September 28, 2010 01:44:01

Good cause

great animals!!!

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Jesse September 28, 2010 01:22:51

Undecided

well, we al know why he wants to do this.....trisexual.... hah jkjk hes saving another life group on the planet if we call saving lives a waste of time then i dont know whats wrong with this world

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doctorwhofan~Tatae~BN-2 September 28, 2010 01:21:23

Good cause

+1
I see no problem with that

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Scott ヶBrony Of PHAETヶ September 28, 2010 01:11:04

Good cause

+2
Unless you like animals going extinct..?

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««Gingey, the Master Debate... September 28, 2010 01:01:01

Good cause

+1
Stupid question, sodahead. Of course it's a good cause. Indian tigers obviously need rehabilitation.

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Roxxi September 28, 2010 00:46:32

Good cause

Yay! Save them before it they all die out and we regret it. We all go on about saving the endangered animals and when someone does it we all wonder if it's a waste of time or not. Humans are "animals" too, an I don't se how we deserve this world more than they do. They didn't cause all the pollution and damage in the world!

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Nikki September 28, 2010 00:45:24

Waste of time

+1
Some of that money could of gone to help some Americans struggling right now..We have charaties in desperate need of help here too! I don't know,I would of spent the money to try and help Americans,but that's on him,whatever....

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doctorw... to Nikki September 28, 2010 01:22:00

+5
because of course it's only American lives that matter, the rest of the world can go to hell

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Caity to doctorw... September 28, 2010 01:59:21

+2
Some people don't think beyond their own bubbles.

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Nikki to doctorw... September 29, 2010 04:50:27

yes,that right!!!!!!!

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T. O'Dea September 28, 2010 00:21:02

Waste of time

+1
How about saving the Native Americans or the families in Appalachia. Tigers are pretty, but to save them, you'd have to execute all the poachers in India.

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Prometheus~phaet~ September 27, 2010 23:24:23
Stella Bella September 27, 2010 23:19:51 (edited)

Good cause

Beautiful Beautiful animals. I hope he is able to make a difference by bringing attention to this matter.

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o September 27, 2010 23:13:17

Good cause

good for you Caprio!! :) x

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Lady D.J September 27, 2010 22:57:46

Good cause

+5
tigers are an endangered species, humans are not ( was that a bit harsh?)

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««Ginge... to Lady D.J September 28, 2010 01:02:10

+3
No, you're absolutely correct.

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Kori(: September 27, 2010 22:45:08

Good cause

why would it evver be a wate of timme..he is trying too sav something he cares about??

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deBrice September 27, 2010 22:04:09

Good cause

That's because he want to eat them

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Axl Snaks September 27, 2010 21:31:30

Undecided

+1
>.<
Why do you feature these mundane questions?

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CitizenErased September 27, 2010 21:27:53

Good cause

+1
Go tigers!

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MOMMA THOMAS September 27, 2010 21:24:02

Good cause

+1
GUESS THAT'S HIS THING.... BETTER THAN GETTING HOOKED ON DRUGS AND ALCOHOL.

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HarleyHerbert September 27, 2010 21:20:17

Good cause

Tigers deserve to be saved. And it's about time a celebrity is doing something else for charity other than helping out orphans and poor people in Africa. The celebrities go on about Africa so much that some people seem to forget that there are other worthy causes elsewhere in the world too.
Because the celebrities keep going on about Africa, some people in richer countries even forget that there are poor people in their own country. People in richer countries send all their money to poor places abroad because the celebrities are doing it, and they completely ignore the poor that's on their very own doorstep.
Although it's a good thing that he is for tiger saving (I am too btw), him and other celebrities should be raising awareness of the problems in their own countries too.

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sam September 27, 2010 21:15:52

Good cause

+1
wohoooo someone doing something for the tigerssss!!!!!!!!! oh and he is a s3xy beats, but seriously help the tigers they are almost gone

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