Wild Tiger Facts: Where They Live, How They Hunt and More Where Do Wild Tigers Live? Photo Courtesy: guenterguni iStock Unfortunately, there are only believed to be around 4,000 wild tigers left in the world today Those remaining are commonly grouped into six subspecies: Siberian, Bengal, South China, Sumatran, Indochinese and Malayan While there used to be three other subspecies — the Bali
Tiger Conservation Status and Statistics - Xplore Our Planet Tiger pelts were also highly valuable, which saw large numbers of tigers lost to poaching To make matters worse, tigers are considered trophy game, and were hunted for sport From 100,000 wild tigers, we’re now down to less than 4000 individuals Half of All Tiger Cubs Don’t Survive The survival rate of tiger cubs is notoriously low
Experts fear that without conservation efforts, tigers could . . . Experts fear that without conservation efforts, tigers could disappear from the wild by 2022 Just one hundred years ago, there were at least 100,000 wild tigers By 2010, the estimated world tiger population was 3200 The bar graph shows the estimated world tiger population for selected years from 1970 through 2010
Worlds wild tiger count rising for first time in a century The world's count of wild tigers roaming forests from Russia to Vietnam has gone up for the first time in more than a century, with some 3,890 counted by conservation groups and national
Tigers, Captive and Wild: A Dangerous Connection While roughly 3,900 tigers remain in the wild, an estimated 5,000 tigers live in captivity in the US Only about 6% of these captive tigers reside in accredited zoos—the rest are privately owned This is not conservation Learn how the existence of captive tigers endangers the survival of wild tigers, and what WWF is doing to change that
Tiger population increases for first time in 100 years . . . The number of tigers in the wild has risen for the first time in 100 years, marking a major turning point in the big cat's plight against poaching and habitat loss Data estimates 3,890 tigers
Tiger | species data, facts, behavior, conservation, photos . . . It is estimated that between 5,000 and 10,000 tigers currently live on these farms—more than the current wild tiger population Approximately 75% of the world’s tiger population inhabits India In 1972, the Wildlife Protection Act was implemented to protect both plants and animals, including the Bengal tiger