Tiger-tailing is a passage to India for ex-minister
From the Scotsman, 16 th February 2004
FORMER Cabinet minister Robin Cook is spending the Commons recess
tiger-spotting in India.
The Livingston MP and his wife Gaynor will spend the full week of the
MP's holidays looking for the fabled big cat.
And he hopes that their efforts may help preserve the magnificent
animal from extinction.
Speaking from Delhi, the Indian capital, he said: "I'm going
tiger-spotting for the week. It's something I've always wanted to do
and I'm really looking forward to it.
"Gaynor and I hope to see several. We're told it's the dry season and
the vegetation is not too high so hopefully we can see them before
they can see us.
"It was something that while I was Foreign Secretary I could never do.
You got off the plane at the airport, went to a host of official
functions and got on the plane back."
He added: "Being out of the Cabinet certainly has its compensations. I
could never have done this when I was in government.
"We're coming out on a trip organised with the help of a Tiger
Conservation Charity. We want to raise awareness of the plight of the
tigers and hopefully do something to ensure that they are saved.
"They're magnificent animals and I'm really looking forward to seeing
them in their natural habitat which is where they deserve to be."
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