If you’re looking to learn about endangered tigers then you’ve come to the right place. Tigers are fantastic animals but unfortunately they are hugely endangered. Six of their sub-species are currently endangered, and three types of tigers are already extinct.
Here are a few facts and figures summing up the current state of the tiger population:
- Over the past 100 years 97% of wild tigers have been lost.
- Latest figures suggest that there may be as few as 3,200 tigers still alive.
- Tigers are at the top of the food chain and play a vital role in maintaining a stable ecosystem.
- Loss of habitat and poaching are the two main threats facing the tiger.
If you’d like to find out more about the work that charities are doing to help save tigers then take a look at the conservation schemes which are ongoing in three countries – India, Russia and Tibet.
For more general information take a look at the articles below:
- Types of Tigers – find out all about the 9 different species of tigers.
- Extinct Tigers – discover which tigers have sadly become extinct.
Or learn more about some of the tiger species which are endangered today:
- Bengal Tiger – this is the most common sub-species of tiger and is the most widely known tiger species.
- Indochinese Tiger – in danger of becoming extinct, around 60 of these tigers are living in zoos across the world.
- Siberian Tiger – as their name suggests these tigers live in Russia and are the world’s largest cat.
- South China Tiger – as few as 20 of these tigers may still be alive in the wild today.
