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Jun 12, 2019 · According to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the number of tigers has already decreased by 95% and the percent survival of tigers in the regions they resided ten years ago has reduced by 40%. Here in this article, we will explore why are tigers hunted and why are tigers rapidly becoming endangered.
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]
Sadly, tigers are on the brink of extinction. Just over a century ago, 100,000 wild tigers roamed across Asia. Today, approximately 5,600 live in a mere five per cent of their historic range. The largest tiger population can now be found in India, home to half of all remaining wild tigers.
The continental tigers currently include the Bengal, Malayan, Indochinese and Amur (Siberian) tiger populations, while the Caspian tiger is extinct in the wild. The South China tiger is believed to be functionally extinct.
Tigers are endangered. Because tiger populations have declined so significantly they’re listed as ‘endangered’ by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. This means they are considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
2021 was a critical year for tiger conservation. It has paved the way for the Year of the Tiger in 2022 and the next Global Tiger Summit in September of next year where tiger range countries will make new commitments to conserve tigers.
At the turn of the 20th century, it is estimated that India probably had many thousands of tigers in the wild. The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) and the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), Government of India, have been conducting tiger estimation surveys in partnership with NGOs.
Mar 6, 2024 · Targeted tiger reintroductions and translocations to protected areas within the species’ historical range have already begun in India and Russia, and are planned to occur in Kazakhstan and Cambodia. Tiger in the Dawna Tenasserim landscape of Myanmar. Photo: WWF.
2. However, thanks to humans, tigers are now endangered. Over the last 150 years, the tigers' range has shrunk by nearly 95%. In 2023, the Global Tiger Forum estimated that there are around 5,500 tigers left in the wild.
Jul 28, 2021 · The tiger, Panthera tigris, is listed as ‘Endangered’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The largest of all cats, the tiger once occurred throughout central, eastern and southern Asia.
