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More on tigers

Tigers may be rare but there small numbers cover a large area. The countries in which they can be found are...


Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia (Sumatra), Lao PDR, Myanmar, Malaysia, Nepal, North Korea (few left), Russia (Far East), Thailand, Vietnam


There are around 4000 tigers left.


Conservation plan (taken from wwf)...


WWF's tiger conservation strategy and action plan - Conserving Tigers in the Wild: A WWF Framework Strategy for Action 2002-2010 - identifies seven focal tiger landscapes where the chances of long-term tiger conservation are best, and four additional areas where conservation opportunities are good.In each of the focal landscapes, WWF aims to establish and manage effective tiger conservation areas, reduce the poaching of tigers and their prey, eliminate the trade in tiger parts and products, create incentives that will encourage local communities and others to support tiger conservation, and build capacity for tiger conservation.

A link to a tiger conservation website...

http://www.tigerawareness.co.uk/

Basic Tiger Fact File

Name: Tiger

Scientific name: Panthera tigris

Location: India, East and South East Asia (mainly)

Habitat: Forests, swamps, scrub, grassland, rocky hills

Size and weight: Head and body length 250 cm, tail length 100cm, weighs up to 300kg

Food: Wild pigs, deer, buffalo

Lifespan: 15 years in wild, up to 20 years in captivity

Status: The biggest big cat but the rarest, species is endangered

Litters: There are usually two or three in a litter and stay with their mothers until they are about 18 months old

Fact: Tigers stripes are like fingerprints as they are all different



For more information visit...

http://www.andymcdermott.com/tiger_facts.htm

Ligers and Tigons

Ligers and tigons are tiger/lion hybrids. The breeding of these two species has unusual results...

Ligers (above) are bred from a male lion and a female tiger. This hybrid dwarfs both of its' parents and is the largest cat in the world, standing on it's hind legs it is 12ft tall and can weigh up to 1000 pounds. They have a mixture of faint stripes and spots on their fur. They often suffer from health conditions or die early due to the breeding. Often ligers end up infertile. Many people view it as cruel breeding ligers due to the health defects they can suffer.

Tigons (above) are bred from a male tiger and female lion. They are not as common as ligers and aren't as big. They do also have health defects and males are often infertile.

For more information visit...

http://www.liger.org/

Tiger species

There are six subspecies of tigers left, all of which are endangered to some extent. Here they are...

The Bengal tiger (above). There are between 1400 and 2000 of these tigers left in the wild. There populatipon has dropped 60% in the last decade, there is a massive conservation project to protect the species. It is the second largest tiger subspecies and the most common.

The Indochinese tiger (above). These tigers are often killed for chinese medicine. They are most common in Malaysia where they are protected from poaching. Although there are over a 1000 of them in the world only several hundred exist in the wild. The Malaysian Tiger (above). This subspecies was only announced as an official subspecies in 2004. These tigers exist only in Malaysia and are protected, it is the third largest population of tigers with 600-800 of them left. Despite being an icon for Malaysia they are often killed for meat.

The Sumatran Tiger (above). This tiger is the smallest subspecies and is critically endagered existing only on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. There are between 400 and 600 left. They exist mainly in conservation parks. Between 1998 and 2000 66 of these tigers wer killed at the time that was 20% of the population.

The Siberian Tiger (above). This tiger is also known as the Amur tiger and is the biggest tiger subspecies. It is mainly found in eastern Siberia where the species is protected. The Amur tiger has a long thick coat with less stripes than other subspecies.

The South China tiger (above). This tiger subspecies is critically endangered and it is certainly going to become extinct in the wild. The killing of these tigers is banned, there are only 59 left in captivity and wild numbers are unknown. From 1983 to 2007 nobody saw a wild South China tiger, a farmer was the one to see the illusive species in 2007. There are conservation efforts but it is feared that it is too late.

For more information on tiger species visit...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger

Extinct Tiger Species

We know of nine tiger subspecies, three of which are now extinct. The other five are now all either critically endangered or just endangered. Tigers are the biggest of the big cats, but they are disappearing fast. Here are the three extinct species...

The Balinese tiger (above). This tiger existed on the Indonesian island of Bali. They were hunted to extiction, and it is believed that the last Bali tiger, an adult female, was killed in 1925 and the species was confirmed as extinct in 1937. They were never kept in captivity and they havn't been sighted since the last one was killed.

The Javan tiger (above). The Javan tiger existed on the island of Java and it is beleieved is strongly related to the Bali tiger. The Javan tiger was hunted to extinction in the 1980's, from the 1950's on there were only 25 Javan tigers left. There were unconfirmed sightings during the 1990's, the last confirmed sighting was in 1979.

The Caspian tiger (above) is also known as the persian tiger. This subspecies was very large with fairly long fur. it is believed that they went extinct in the 1950's but there have been a few unconfirmed sightings since. This subspecies existed in many countries: Turkey, the former Soviet Union, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran and Iraq. These tigers were used in ancient times to battle gladiators in the colosseum.

For more information on tigers visit...
http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/species/about_species/species_factsheets/tigers/index.cfm