Endangered Tigers Today wild tigers exist in Eastern Russia, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, North Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Bhutan, India and Nepal. In order to live in the wild, tigers need water to drink, animals to hunt, and vegetation in which to hide. As the mountains, jungles, forests, and long grasses that have long been home to tigers disappear, so too, do tigers. Agricultural expansion, timber cutting, new roads, human settlement, industrial expansion and hydroelectric dams push
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OUTLINE Siberian Tiger I. Introduction a. How I Became Interested b. Threats c. Groups Helping d. Chances of Survival II. History a. Name b. Habitat c. Stages of Life/Behavior III. Characteristics a. Physical Features b. Reproduction/Mating c. Population Trends IV. Challenges and Threats a. Poachers b. Natural Threats c. Human Activity V. Outlook a. Things Being Done To Conserve b. Groups Working On It and Challenges They Face c. What Can You Do To Help VI
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BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSYTEM LOSS An ecosystem is defined as ‘a biological community interacting organisms and their physical environment’ Source: Oxford dictionary – http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/ecosystem While by definition, biodiversity includes all living organisms (wild or domesticated) and the habitats (natural or man-made) within which they occur. Furthermore, the components of biodiversity are not independent because the patterns in nature are a result of interactions between
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Indochinese tiger also called panther tigris corbetti population was at zero in China thanks to a poacher who is now in jail. The population of the Indochinese tigers became very low ever since then. According to the World wild life fund the current population of the Indochinese tiger is at 300 in the whole entire world. Though WWF are not the only ones that think the tigers should be saved, we also think it deserves to be saved. There are a lot of reasons why some animals are endangered and one
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Royal Bengal Tiger The Royal Bengal Tiger, once known as the reigning feline of Asia, are now on the brink of extinction. This beautiful species is quickly disappearing due to human activity. Land development has pushed back forestry, which is making it almost impossible for tigers to survive in their range of natural habitat. Additionally, even though it’s illegal to own, hunt or trap tigers, poachers continue to trap and sell tiger parts on the black market. Furthermore, tigers are being separated
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The Bengal Tiger Introduction Perhaps there is no more famous of a Bengal tiger (Panthera Tigris Tigris) than Rudyard Kipling’s Shere Khan. Known as the dominant and feared antagonist in The Jungle Book that was to be not only feared, but respected throughout the entire jungle. Although it’s habitat is in India, the Bengal tiger has commanded so much respect that even an American professional football team’s logo uses the Bengal as their official mascot (Cincinnati Bengals). The problem is that
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you on pet-abuse.com. There is a lot of wildlife animal abuse in the World. All tiger subspecies put together currently amount to around 3,200 endangered tigers remaining in the wild. Tigers are being killed for their pelts, meat and body parts. Their body parts are used for Chinese medicine for a range of uses, including pain killers. A bowl of tiger penis soup goes for $320, a pair of eyes for $170 and powdered tiger
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Certain species such as African Elephants are hunted for their tusks, minks for their fur, bears for their pelts, and Mediterranean monk seals merely because they eat all the fish. There are several other animals and mammals that are either severely endangered or extinct. With that, zoologists and others seem to think it is better to have species such as these kept captive in a zoo. Zoos are a means of entertainment in addition to a safe haven for animals that are in danger. “Both the Baltimore Zoo
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India. The land area, including exposed sandbars, occupies 414,259 ha (70%) with water bodies covering 187,413 ha (30%). The three wildlife sanctuaries in the south cover an area of 139,700 ha and are considered core breeding areas for a number of endangered species. Situated in a unique bioclimatic zone within a typical geographical situation in the coastal region of the Bay of Bengal, it is a landmark of ancient heritage of mythological and historical events. Bestowed with magnificent scenic beauty
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also live in a sub-Saharan habitat as well, in Asia though. Then there is the Indian lion, which is near extinction, it lives in India's Gir Forest. Then finally, there is a rare cross-breed of a lion and a tiger called a liger. Ligers are a male lion to a tigress, and a tigon is a male tiger to a lioness. There are very few ligers and
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