July 2012

Endangered Species: TIGERS

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Species to Watch:

TIGERS

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A species is not classified as extinct until several years after it

has last been spotted. Several endangered species could
therefore actually be extinct already.
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Since 1600, more than 700 species of plants and animals

have gone extinct. This is only counting the plants and animals
that we know EXIST.
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There are about 400 animals in the United States who are
listed as endangered, and about 160 that are threatened.
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Worldwide, there are about 500 animals listed as endangered

and 440 listed as threatened.
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Scientist have named and classified 1.7 million species. It is

estimated that 10 to 100 million species actually exist.
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30 different species can disappear if just one plant species

goes extinct.
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The current rate of extinction is 100 to 1,000 times higher than

the expected natural rate.
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The number one cause of extinction is habitat loss. Other

causes include overexploitation, the introduction of an exotic
species, and pollution.
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In the last hundred years, tiger numbers have declined by 95

percent. There are possibly as few as 3,200 tigers left in the
wild.
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The Bali, Javan, and Caspian tigers have already gone extinct.
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SOURCE: World Wildlife Fund (2011)

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Amur (Siberian) Tiger

Scientific name: Panthera tigris altaica
IUCN Listing: Endangered
Habitat: Coniferous, scrub oak and birch woodlands
Location: Primarily eastern Russia, with a few found in northeastern
China
Interesting Fact: In the 1940s the Amur tiger was on the brink of
extinction, with no more than 40 tigers remaining in the wild. Thanks to
vigorous anti-poaching and other conservation efforts by the Russians
with support from many partners, including WWF, the Amur tiger
population recovered and has remained stable throughout the last
decade.
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Amur (Siberian) Tiger

(Source: National Geographic 2012)
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Bengal (Indian) Tiger

Scientific name: Panthera tigris tigris
IUCN Listing: Endangered
Habitat: Dry and wet deciduous forests, grassland and temperate forests,
mangrove forests
Location: Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar and Nepal. India is
home to the largest population.
Interesting Fact: Some Bengal tigers are cream or white in color instead
of orange, due to a recessive gene for this coloration. These "white" tigers
are rarely found in the wild.
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Bengal (Indian) Tiger

(Source: National Geographic 2012)
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Indochinese Tiger
Scientific name: Panthera tigris corbetti
IUCN Listing: Endangered
Habitat: Remote forests in hilly to mountainous terrain, much of which lies
along the borders between countries
Location: Widely dispersed throughout six countries: Thailand,
Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Vietnam.
Interesting Fact: Access to the areas where Indochinese tigers live is
often restricted, and biologists have only recently been granted limited
permits for field surveys. As a result, relatively little is known about the
status of these tigers in the wild.
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Indochinese Tiger
(Source: Animal Planet 2012)
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Malayan Tiger
Scientific name: Panthera tigris jacksoni
IUCN Listing: Endangered
Habitat: Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Location: Southern tip of Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia
Interesting Fact: The Malayan tiger was only identified as being a
separate subspecies from the Indochinese tiger in 2004. It is very similar
to the Indochinese tiger, but is smaller in size.
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Malayan Tiger
(Source: World Wildlife Fund 2012)
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South China Tiger

Scientific name: Panthera tigris amoyensis
IUCN Listing: Critically Endangered
Habitat: Montane sub-tropical evergreen forest
Location: Central and eastern China
Interesting Fact: It is estimated that the South China tiger is functionally
extinct. Currently 47 South China tigers live in 18 zoos, all in China. If
there are any South China tigers in the wild, these few individuals would
be found in southeast China, close to provincial borders.
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South China Tiger

(Source: Animal Planet 2012)
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Sumatran Tiger
Scientific name: Panthera tigris sumatrae
IUCN Listing: Critically Endangered
Habitat: Montane forests, the remaining blocks of the island's lowland
forest, peat swamps, and freshwater swamp forests
Location: Exclusively on the Indonesian island of Sumatra
Interesting Fact: Sumatran tigers are protected by law in Indonesia, with
tough provisions for jail time and steep fines. Despite increased efforts in
tiger conservation, including law enforcement and anti-poaching capacity,
a substantial market remains in Sumatra for tiger parts and products.
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Sumatran Tiger
(Source: Animal Planet 2012)
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WILDLIFE FUND
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is a global
conservation organization that has set the goal of
doubling the number of tigers in the wild by 2022, the
next year that the Year of the Tiger will be celebrated.
The WWFs primary goal is to protect tiger habitat, as the
loss of which is one of the primary reasons tigers are at
the risk of extinction.
For more info on WWF and what you can do to help
protect tigers, check out: www.worldwildlife.org
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