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Reson of extinction As global warming continues to warm the planet, tigers are feeling the heat. As we see ocean levels rise, tigers are losing habitat due to coastal erosion in areas like India's Sunderland islands. As rising sea levels claim more habitat and sea water moves up river, naturally fresh water is becoming more saline, or more highly concentrated with salt. These factors are forcing the tigers to move northward towards areas more heavily populated by humans and increasing the likelihood of animal/human conflicts. Tigers are also facing many other threats. They are illegally killed or poached because their pelts are valuable in the black market trade, their body parts are used in traditional Asian medicines and they are seen as threats to human communities. There is also large scale habitat loss due to human population growth and expansion. Human encroachment into tiger habitat also decreases prey animals. poster yourself
Population In the early 1900s, there were around 100,000 tigers throughout their range. Today, an estimated total of around 3,000-4,500 exist in the wild. Below is a breakdown of tiger numbers by subspecies. Bengal tiger: Less than 2,000 Indochinese tiger: 750-1,300 Siberian tiger: Around 450 Sumatran tiger: 400-500 Malayan tiger: 600-800 South Chinese tiger: Extinct in the wild Caspian tiger: Extinct Javan tiger: Extinct Bali tiger: Extinct
Stop global warming and poaching the tigers to stop the loss of these species
Country Historic tiger range ran from Turkey through South and Southeast Asia to the far eastern shores of the continent. Today, they are only found in South and Southeast Asia, China and the Russian Far East.
Diet Staples: Sambar deer, wild pigs, water buffalo and antelope Tigers are also known to attack sloth bear, dogs, leopards, crocodiles and pythons as well as monkeys and hares. Old and injured tigers have been known to attack humans and domestic cattle. poster yourself
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Reasons For Hope Despite losing around 93% of their historical habitat and dwindling numbers, a recent study shows that tigers in the India sub-continent retain much of their genetic viability. These genes are critically important to the recovery and survival of tigers and this is giving the Indian government even more incentive to preserve this magnificent animal.
Tigers occupy a variety of habitats from tropical forests, evergreen forests, woodlands and mangrove swamps to grasslands savannah and rocky country and are very territorial.
