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Oh my... it seems like Tatiana, an Amur tigress (Panthera tigris altaica) at the Toronto Zoo has had a bit of a facial malfunction. Just act natural and don’t laugh. She doesn’t really have a sense of humour.
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Tigers are the largest of the big cats and are exclusively found in Asia from India to Vietnam, from Indonesia to the Russian Far East. The tiger can be divided into 9 subspecies: 4 are currently critically endangered and 3 are already extinct. Though estimations of tiger populations only a few years ago was 5,500-6,000, today populations are likely closer to 3,500 and are still declining. Dramatic declines of the tiger in India, thought to host the majority of the world's tigers, have fallen to less than 1,411. Overall, the past decade has seen a 40% reduction in tiger habitat, which now represents a mere 7% of its historic range. Poaching is a significant problem throughout the tiger's range, the demand for its body parts in traditional medicines, tonics, and exotic dishes driving a lucrative trade that is wiping out entire populations. Long-term threats include habitat fragmentation and prey depletion, which is accelerating the tiger's demise and subsequently reducing the long-term genetic viability of many populations.
If you want to help, the best for you to do is to educate yourself (http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/end.....pecies/tigers/), never buy products made from tigers or endangered species (http://www.wildaid.org), and tell others. Contact me for more information.
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Tigers are the largest of the big cats and are exclusively found in Asia from India to Vietnam, from Indonesia to the Russian Far East. The tiger can be divided into 9 subspecies: 4 are currently critically endangered and 3 are already extinct. Though estimations of tiger populations only a few years ago was 5,500-6,000, today populations are likely closer to 3,500 and are still declining. Dramatic declines of the tiger in India, thought to host the majority of the world's tigers, have fallen to less than 1,411. Overall, the past decade has seen a 40% reduction in tiger habitat, which now represents a mere 7% of its historic range. Poaching is a significant problem throughout the tiger's range, the demand for its body parts in traditional medicines, tonics, and exotic dishes driving a lucrative trade that is wiping out entire populations. Long-term threats include habitat fragmentation and prey depletion, which is accelerating the tiger's demise and subsequently reducing the long-term genetic viability of many populations.
If you want to help, the best for you to do is to educate yourself (http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/end.....pecies/tigers/), never buy products made from tigers or endangered species (http://www.wildaid.org), and tell others. Contact me for more information.
Category Photography / Animal related (non-anthro)
Species Tiger
Size 600 x 778px
File Size 510.2 kB
I knew it was bad, but I didn't know it had gotten this bad. :/ I love tigers, always have adored them as the best of the great cats. I shudder to think I might live to see a world where they only exist in zoos, or worse, museums. >.< Yay for stupid man thinking he owns the planet.
Very cute pic though. One of these days I hope to visit a Tiger refuge and maybe interact with them, maybe even get to spend part of the day with one.
Very cute pic though. One of these days I hope to visit a Tiger refuge and maybe interact with them, maybe even get to spend part of the day with one.
The thing is, the problem doesn't go away because we ignore it or remain ignorant. What will save species like the tiger is people spreading the word and holding private and public organizations accountable for their protection. We need to speak up. No one will protect endangered species if they don't feel accountable. It's up to us and how much we want to save.
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