IUCN Red List of Threatened Species The IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria are intended to be an easily and widely understood system for classifying species at high risk of global extinction It divides species into nine categories: Not Evaluated, Data Deficient, Least Concern, Near Threatened, Vulnerable, Endangered, Critically Endangered, Extinct in the Wild and Extinct
Pakistan - IUCN Pakistan's wide variety of ecosystems and habitats range from the Arabian Sea in the south to the second highest peak in the world, K-2, in the north, all hosting a broad diversity of species Four of these ecosystems are considered some of the most biologically outstanding ecoregions in the world
Iconic Cats: All 9 Subspecies of Tigers | Live Science While this subspecies has more individuals left in the wild than its brethren, it is still listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List The Malayan tiger was only identified as being a separate
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Established in 1964, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species has evolved to become the world’s most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animal, fungi and plant species
Tiger Facts - David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation The Amur tiger numbers at around 400, as does the Sumatran tiger The Indochinese tiger population is estimated at 250 animals, equal to that of the Malayan tiger The latest IUCN Red List Assessment listed global tiger numbers to be between 3,726 and 5,578 wild tigers A sixth sub-species of tiger – the South China tiger now only exists in
Coexisting with Just 4,500 Wild Tigers - Panthera A breakdown of this number demonstrates the wild population's vulnerability Over 75 percent of these tigers exist on the Indian subcontinent, where populations are recovering in some sites The Amur tiger population is estimated to be 400 and recovering in Far East Asia Tiger populations in Southeast Asia, however, are declining
Why the Red List is crucial - IUCN The IUCN Red List initiative targets to assess 160,000 species by 2020 - a huge target, but crucial for the conservation of the world's biodiversity The Red List and Bangladesh Over the last couple of decades, the IUCN Red List Criteria have been adopted for regional and national Red List assessments