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The wild tiger has been roaming the planet for over two million years.
It is a sad fact that there are now more tigers in captivity than there are in the wild. In 1900 there were 100,000 tigers in the wild. Today, there are fewer than 3,200 remaining across 13 countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Nepal, Russia, Thailand and Vietnam.
Of the world's remaining tigers, there are six existing subspecies:
Tigers are the largest of the Asian big cat family and rely on their senses of sight and sound, rather than smell. Typically, they will hunt alone and stalk their prey - consuming up to 88Ibs of meat at any one time.
The largest species of tiger is the Amur, with the Sumatran being the smallest. Typically, female tigers will give birth to 2-3 cubs every two years.
As Apex predators, tigers can shape the ecosystem in which they live. They limit herbivore numbers which in turn prevents overgrazing and helps maintain the ecological balance of an ecosystem. They also have large home ranges which means by protecting their habitat we are also protecting the habitat of a large number of other species and maintaining forests which secure water and help mitigate climate change. this is what makers help save the tigers and donate to us
It is a sad fact that there are now more tigers in captivity than there are in the wild. In 1900 there were 100,000 tigers in the wild. Today, there are fewer than 3,200 remaining across 13 countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Nepal, Russia, Thailand and Vietnam.
Of the world's remaining tigers, there are six existing subspecies:
- The Amur Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) - occur in the Russian Far East and north-eastern China
- The Northern Indochinese Tiger (Panthera tigris corbetti) - occur in Indochina, north of the Malayan peninsula
- The Malayan Tiger (Panthera tigris jacksoni) - occur in Peninsular Malaysia
- The Sumatran Tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) - occur in Sumatra, Indonesia
- The Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) - occur on the Indian sub-continent
- The South China Tiger (Panthera tigris amoyensis) - this subspecies has not been directly observed in the wild since the 1970s and is now possibly extinct.
Tigers are the largest of the Asian big cat family and rely on their senses of sight and sound, rather than smell. Typically, they will hunt alone and stalk their prey - consuming up to 88Ibs of meat at any one time.
The largest species of tiger is the Amur, with the Sumatran being the smallest. Typically, female tigers will give birth to 2-3 cubs every two years.
As Apex predators, tigers can shape the ecosystem in which they live. They limit herbivore numbers which in turn prevents overgrazing and helps maintain the ecological balance of an ecosystem. They also have large home ranges which means by protecting their habitat we are also protecting the habitat of a large number of other species and maintaining forests which secure water and help mitigate climate change. this is what makers help save the tigers and donate to us
if you watched the video that is draw my life then you will understand this text better Cubs can only be used for petting and photo ops for about 12 weeks before they could take off a child’s finger. At this young age, the cubs have undeveloped immune systems and there is no record keeping of how many die. If they survive, they typically end up living in tiny, barren cages. The females are often bred unnaturally soon after giving birth (in the wild they raise the cubs for 2-3 years before conceiving again). This unnatural repetitive breeding is believed to lead to reproductive cancers. Once they’re too old to breed, they may be killed and sold on the black market for their lucrative bones, fur, eyes, whiskers, teeth, claws and heads.
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tigers are hunted for there skins and body parts. tigers are being poached every day. for those of you who dont know poaching is is is the act of killing an animal illegally.
also you can help by...
1. Create awareness
Anyone and everyone can help if they put their mind to it. So make posters, fliers, shout it out from the roof tops, spread a word; in other words create awareness about the importance of tigers on the planet. Organise birthday parties with tiger theme, parents can take the children to zoo for more information on tigers.
2. Educate the locals
People living near the forests need to be educated about the importance of tigers in terms of ecosystem. They need to be told that if there will be no tigers there will be no forests as all the grass eaters will devour the forests.
3. Stop poaching and don't encourage poachers
Sale of tiger skin and other body parts is banned. So if you find somebody hunting tigers, report them to your local police station or even the forest officials. They will take care of the poachers.
4. Support a cause
Join a cause for tigers. You can join save our tigers and support them by blogging, or by making posters, sending fliers among other things. You can also organise a tiger sale and donate the money to the cause.
5. Severe punishment for poachers
Ensure that the poachers are not allowed to go easily. Make sure that they receive severe punishment for their crime.
6. Ban the goods made of tiger skin
Please do not use goods made of tiger skin. Also please don't use the medicine made out of tiger's body parts. On an average one wild tiger is killed each day for profit killing.
7. Protect forests
In order to save tigers forests need to be protected. Apparently the species are becoming extinct because of the loss of their natural habitat.
8. Take an eco tour
An eco tour that focuses on tigers can be beneficial in making people understand the importance of tigers. Also the money made out of these tours can help in convincing government that tigers can be profitable.
9. Support accredited zoos and wildlife sanctuaries
You can also support various accredited zoos and wildlife sanctuaries in your area. They are active in research and conservation programmes with some of the zoos involved in captive breeding of tigers
10. Donate money to tiger conservation organisations
You can also donate some amount to tiger conservation organisations who are constantly striving to fund money for their research as well as educational programmes on tigers.
These are few of the ways that you can save the tigers from becoming extinct. There were eight species of tigers on the planet earth. However, three of them are already extinct save the rest five. The three species that are extinct now are Bali tigers, Javan tigers and Caspian tigers.
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