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  2. www.wcs.org › our-work › speciesTigers - WCS.org - Wildlife Conservation Society

    5 days ago · Tigers are killed in huge numbers for their skins and bones or in retaliation for conflict with humans, their prey are killed by skilled hunters to feed an insatiable local luxury market for 'exotic' bushmeat, and their remaining forest habitats are relentlessly converted to human uses.

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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › TigerTiger - Wikipedia

    1 day ago · The tiger has been listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List since 1986 and the global tiger population is thought to have continuously declined from an estimated population of 5,000–8,262 tigers in the late 1990s to 3,726–5,578 individuals estimated as of 2022. [1]

  4. www.britannica.com › animal › tigerTiger - Conservation, Habitat, Endangered | Britannica

    Sep 15, 2024 · Tiger - Conservation, Habitat, Endangered: Certain communities worship the tiger. Tiger parts are used as talismans, tonics, medicine, and trophies, and the skins for expensive coats. There are about 3,200 tigers, down from an estimated 100,000 at the beginning of the 20th century.

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  6. www.britannica.com › animal › tigerTiger | Facts, Information, Pictures, & Habitat | Britannica

    Sep 15, 2024 · The tiger is endangered throughout its range, which stretches from the Russian Far East through parts of North Korea, China, India, and Southeast Asia to the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The Siberian, or Amur, tiger (P. tigris altaica) is the largest, measuring up to 4 meters (13 feet) in total length and weighing up to 300 kg (660 pounds).

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  7. conservationmag.org › en › wildlifeDiscovering India's Iconic Wild Tiger Population & Tiger Reserves

    Sep 2, 2024 · There are six extant, or remaining, tiger species in the world (three are already extinct). Of these, the Indian Tiger, or Bengal Tiger, has the largest population. There are roughly 3000 tigers most of which is in India.

  8. www.bbc.co.uk › news › topicsTiger conservation - BBC News

    Jul 29, 2023 · How rangers use AI to help protect India's tigers. India's tigers roam across vast areas, so artificial intelligence is being developed to help track them. All the latest content about...

  9. conservationmag.org › en › wildlifeThe race to save the Sumatran tiger - Conservation Mag

    Sep 2, 2024 · The Sumatran tiger is clinging to survival, with less than 300 remaining in the wild. With habitat under threat, its conservation status is critically endangered. Here are some of the facts