The tiger is the largest cat species in the world; the largest tiger sub-species is the Siberian tiger. The approximate weight of the male is 500 pounds and the female is 300 pounds. The average length of the male tiger is 10 feet and the female 8 feet. The average height of a tiger is 3 feet. The appearance of the tiger depends to a great extent on where the animal lives. Tigers that live in cold regions are paler in colour and larger in size; their fur is long and thick. In warmer climates‚ tigers
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It is a desperate time for the world’s tigers. There were once a lot of these majestic creatures throughout eastern and southern Asia. Now‚ wild tigers live only in small areas of India‚ China‚ eastern Russia‚ and a few other countries. Conservationists have been working for decades to save the big cats but the number of wild tigers continues to drop. There were an estimated 100‚000 tigers living in the wild a century ago‚ compared with no more than 5‚000 today. Now‚ a new conservation idea is being
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Save Tigers 1411 left in India! Steps to save Tigers 10:21 AM | Posted by Rocky Singh Over the past century the number of tigers in India has fallen from about 40‚000 to less than 4‚000 (and possibly as few as 1‚500). Relentless poaching and clearing of habitat for agriculture have been the primary drivers of this decline‚ though demand for tiger skins and parts for "medicinal" purposes has become an increasingly important threat in recent years. However the news is not all bad. Research
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White tigers are an endangered species and it is said that less than a dozen have been seen in India in about a hundred years. In fact no sightings have been reported since 1951. This may be caused by the fact that the Royal Bengal tiger population has dropped from 40‚000 to 1‚800 in the past ten years and as few as one in every 10‚000 tigers is white (www.cranes.org/whitetiger). White tigers are neither albinos nor a special species. They differ from the normally colored tigers by having blue eyes
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Conservation Paper: Tigers Facing Extinction (Name) April 7‚ 2013 Tigers Facing Extinction Introduction 3‚000 a year‚ 250 a month‚ 3-7 a day; the tiger population is facing extinction and we are the reason. If it weren ’t for us‚ the tigers would not go extinct much less be endangered. We don ’t eat tigers so why are they so endangered? Information "Of the eight original species of tigers‚ three have become extinct in the last 60 years‚ an average of one every 20
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The main ecosystem I will focus on will be the habitats that tigers live in. More specifically I will focus on the effects that tigers have on their ecosystem and what would happen if tigers we to unfortunately go extinct. The tiger is one of the biggest components in its ecosystem besides for humans. Without tigers in their ecosystem their environment would completely fall into disarray(4). To fully understand how the tiger effects it`s ecosystem you must fully know the status of this animal
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Why are Tigers Disappearing? The two major reasons tigers are dying out are habitat loss and poaching. 1) Habitat Loss Save Forests‚ Save tigers Habitat loss and fragmentation is another important reason why tigers disappearing. Without a safe and healthy home for tigers and their prey‚ neither can survive in the wild. Humans are rapidly encroaching into wilderness areas that were once ruled exclusively by the tiger. In India‚ which is home to over one third of the world’s wild tigers‚ the human
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Q2(a)- Why did Mrs. Packletide want to kill a tiger? Ans- Note: This question is to be answered on the basis of your own understanding‚ experience and thoughts. It is strongly recommended that you prepare the solution on your own. However‚ sample solutions have been provided for your reference. Mrs. Packletide wished to shoot a tiger and get her pictures published. This was to show off in front of Loona Bimberton who had recently obtained a tiger-skin and couldn’t stop boasting about it. Q2(b)-
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Siberian Tiger Panthera Tigris Altaica Alejandra Benavides Biology Class Period 7 • September 26‚ 2012 1 Introduction The Siberian tiger‚ also known as the Amur tiger‚ is a tiger subspecies inhabiting mainly in the mountain region of Primorski Krai in eastern Russia. The population has been stable more more than a decade due to intensive conservation efforts. Surveys from 2005 indicate that the tiger population is declining‚ showing the species is still endangered. Unlike the Bengal
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Endangered Bengal Tigers in India The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is the oldest and largest global environmental organization‚ working to help save endangered species. This organization’s main purpose is to provide worldwide alertness about any species or plant facing high global extension. The IUCN red list contains information on plants and animals that have been categorized as extinct or extinct in the wild‚ due to insufficient data. Once the species is placed on
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