Poaching is still the greatest threat to
wild tigers today, with parts of their body still in high demand throughout Asia.
Not exact matches
Surveys indicate that Russia's
wild tiger population has increased from 40 in the 1940s to 540
today.
In this video, WWF explains how consumer demand for
tiger parts and furs have led to a decrease in
wild tiger populations from around 100,000 to just an estimated 3,200
today.
NEW DELHI, March, 28 2011 — The Indian Government
today released new
tiger population numbers for the first time since 2007, indicating that numbers have increased in the country that has half of the world's remaining
wild tigers.
A shocking decline in the Russian Federation's
wild tiger population highlights the importance of eliminating trade in and demand for
tiger parts, the International
Tiger Coalition (ITC) said
today.