1. The Tiger

2. Tigers
the tiger is a large carnivore of the cat family,( Panthera
tigris), it is found in the forests of Asia, Africa . There are
six subspecies of P. tigris:Amur or Siberian, Sumatran,
Malayan, North Indochinese, Bengal, and South China or
Amoy. The differences in subspecies are defined for the
most part by their ranges. Amur tigers, commonly called
Siberian, are native to the area of the Amur River in
China, North Korea, and Russia. The Sumatran tiger is
found only in Sumatra, the Malayan on the Malay
Peninsula, the North Indochinese in parts of Indochina
and S China; the South China tiger in central and E
China, and the Bengal tiger in India, Bangladesh, Nepal,
and Myanmar. Their habitats range from mountain
forests to equatorial rain forests.

3. • Tigers are the largest species of the cat family.
Male tigers are generally about 8 to 10 ft (2.4–3
m) long, including the 3-ft (1.8-m) tail. The
Siberian tiger may be 13 ft (4 m) long, including
the tail, and weigh 650 lb (290 kg), much larger
than any lion. The coat of the tiger is orange-
yellow with numerous prominent black stripes;
black and albino specimens are sometimes found.
The Siberian tiger tends to be the lightest in
coloring. The male tiger has no mane comparable
to that of a lion, although it may have a rough
around the sides of the head. Tigers and lions are
quite similar anatomically and can be interbred.

4. • Tigers are solitary animals and usually hunt at night.
A male tiger will have a large range that will overlap
with the ranges of several females. Females give birth
to two or three cubs, which they raise and train for
about two years. Tigers kill a variety of animals,
including deer, antelope, wild pigs, and cattle. Tigers
try to remain out of sight and hearing of their
enemies, especially humans; they prefer fleeing to
fighting. They can be killed by wild dogs, elephants,
and water buffalos. Man-eating tigers are usually
individuals who are too old or sick to capture wild
animals. Tigers are good swimmers and enjoy
bathing, especially in hot weather, which appears to
make them quite uncomfortable. They are poor
climbers, taking to trees only in emergencies.

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6. • Three tiger subspecies, the Caspian, Japan,
and Balinese tigers, are extinct; the South
China tiger is very near extinction. According
to 1995 population estimates, the Bengal tiger
is believed to be the most numerous, with a
population of 4,000. It is followed by the
Indochinese tiger (1,100), the Sumatran tiger
(400), and the Siberian tiger (250). Some
population rebounds have been

7. • noted since then, however, in eastern Siberia,
Nepal, and some parts of India owing to
increased conservation efforts, but more
recently the Bengal tiger population in India
has suffered from serious poaching for the
Chinese medicinal and animal skin markets,
and some experts believe its population to
number less than half the 1995 estimate.
Captive breeding programs for tigers have met
with considerable success but are plagued

8. • by a lack of space and the problem of
maintaining genetic purity between
subspecies that are defined more by range
than by biological differences.

9. Tigers extinction
• Can the tiger be saved from extinction? That’s
the goal of the International Forum on Tiger
Conservation, a gathering of government
leaders and conservationists in St. Petersburg,
Russia, this week. Organized by Russian Prime
Minister Vladimir Putin of all people, the Tiger
Forum will culminate in the signing of what is
being called the St. Petersburg Declaration—
an affirmation by the 13 countries with tiger
populations to not only preserve their

10. • wild tigers, but to more than double their
populations by the year 2022.
• Wildlife groups say that this really is a do or
die moment for tigers. According to the World
Wildlife Fund, tigers could be extinct in the
wild by that same year of 2022 if dramatic
steps are not taken immediately.

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16. In the 1970's we came dangerously
close to losing forever one of the
world most magnificent creatures.
Poaching, deforestation, and human
expansion brought all species of tiger
to the brink of extinction. Indeed, over
the past century, 3 of the 8 sub-
species that existed became extinct;
the Caspian, Javan and Balinese tigers.
Today, we are by no means out of the
woods. All remaining sub-species of
tiger are endangered, making the tiger
species as a whole nearly extinct

17. What is being done
• In the 1970's the Soviet Union made efforts to
protect the tigers' territory in far east
Siberia. Eventually Russia took over, and
began to cut down some of the trees in the
area. Tigers are also protected by the
Convention on International Trade of
Endangered Species (CITES). The law under
CITES prohibits the trade of tigers and their

18. • parts between countries. There are also many
organizations that people can donate to that
offer help to save the tigers. One is listed
below.