- How to Count Tigers - Panthera
Recent claims that global numbers of wild tigers are increasing are puzzling Tiger numbers have increased in a handful of sites — the Western Ghats in India, Chitwan in Nepal, and perhaps Huai Kha Khaeng in Thailand, to name a few
- Whats at stake: a glimpse into Malaysias rare biodiversity . . .
Across Southeast Asia tiger populations are decreasing and in Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Viet Nam they’re already nationally extinct Malaysia’s tiger population is at an all time low with less than 150 tigers left in the country Their future hangs in the balance
- Wild tigers remain vulnerable to poaching in most protected . . .
Without places tigers can be safer from poaching, there is no hope to meet the target of more than 6,000 tigers by 2022 ” In November 2010 at the “Tiger Summit” in St Petersburg hosted by the Government of Russia and the World Bank, the 13 Tiger Range Governments and partners committed to doubling the number of wild tigers by 2022
- Tiger | Facts, Information, Pictures, Habitat | Britannica
The tiger is the largest member of the cat family (Felidae), rivaled only by the lion in strength and ferocity Males are larger than females and may attain a shoulder height of about 1 meter (about 3 feet) and a length of about 2 2 meters (7 feet), excluding a tail of about 1 meter Tigers weigh 160–230 kg (350–500 pounds)
- Trade in tigers and other wild cats in Mong La and Tachilek . . .
number of tigers remaining in the wild stands at 3000 (Chundawat et al , 2011) Other cat species in Asia are suffering a similar fate wildlife markets few cat bones of any species are
- New Cubs Offer Hope for Tigers, But Cats Still Facing Extinction
With fewer than 300 Sumatran tigers remaining in the wild, the birth of the cubs brings hope that the rare species can be brought back from the brink of extinction
- Wild Tigers Are Making a Comeback - GOOD
It will only take a few clicks on your device But it would mean the world to us up to at least 3,890 tigers from around 3,200 in 2010, home to the world’s largest wild tiger population
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