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Lets hear it for the tigers!
There are so many sports teams and supporters
in the world who feel that it is fitting to call their team THE TIGERS.
Would it not be a nice gesture for those teams, together with their supporters
to do something about saving the tigers?
If such people do not do something fairly quickly, then they just might end up having an extinct animal as their mascot.
Do you support the tigers?
The last Bali tiger, a female was shot in Bali on 27 September 1937.
This was the smallest of the tigers with a body length of just 5ft - 153cm.
In 1977 i sat by the banks of the Caspian Sea to have breakfast,
little did i know then that around that time, the last Caspian tiger was shot.
In 1988 the last two Javan tigers left us.
The Javan tiger was a small tiger not much larger than the Bali tiger.
Approximate numbers of tigers remaining, and they are still killing them.
The remaining numbers for each kind of tiger will indicate the priorities of the countries concerned.
You�ll note that each of those countries with very low tiger numbers do still manage to spend billions on weaponry.
It is a pity that just a little of that money could not be used to put aside some areas for tigers and spend money to protect them.
This effort would also protect the biodiversity that goes with the tigers.
For the children�s future in those countries such a small gesture would be a priceless gift.
There are 8 recognised subspecies of tigers:
| Approximate numbers left in the wild: - | |
| EXTINCT (1937) | |
| EXTINCT (1977) | |
| EXTINCT (1988) | |
| 3100 to 4700 | |
| 1200 to 1780 | |
| from 360 to 400 left | |
| about 400 left | |
| only about 20 to 30 left | |
| The numbers given of how many tigers there are left can only be approximate. | |
The Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)
3100 to 4700 left in the wild.
| Bengal Tiger � Good pics |
| Oakland Zoo |
| Bengal tigers |
| The Royal Bengal Tiger |
| The Bengal Tiger (panthera tigris tigris): one of nature's most feared predators |
The Indo-Chinese tiger (Panthera tigris corbetti)
1200 to 1780 left in the wild.
Links to Indo-Chinese Tiger sites
The Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)
360 to 400 left in the wild.
Also known as the Manchurian or Amur tiger
Links to Siberian Tiger sites
The Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae)
about 400 left in the wild.
Links to Sumatran Tiger sites
The South China tiger (Panthera tigris amoyensis)
20 to 30 left in the wild.
Links to South China Tiger sites
General Tiger Sites
