Animals Tigers Wildlife 2

The gorgeous awe inspiring tiger is one of our planets most iconic animals. A result of persistent demand their bones and other body parts are used for modern health tonics and folk remedies and their skins are sought after as status symbols among some asian cultures. The tiger is the largest and heaviest member of the cat family.

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Animals tigers wildlife 2. Tigers can see perfectly in the dark and. Males tend to have larger territories than the females. Poaching is the most immediate threat to wild tigers. But for the first time in conservation history their numbers are on the increase.

But heres the shocking truth. Males of some tigers reach a length of 3 meters and have a weight of over 300 kg. Birds are listed separately in the list of nocturnal birds. Over half of the 147 tigers confiscated from the tiger temple a tourist attraction where visitors could take selfies with the big cats have died in captivity within the last three years local.

We believe that training key people in conservation medicine will contribute to sustainable long term solutions for saving wild animals and the people with whom they share their world. Wild tiger numbers dropped by more than 95 over a period of 100 years. Wildlife vets international was created to provide the veterinary support and skills to conservationists saving endangered species. Every part of the tigerfrom whisker to tailis traded in illegal wildlife markets.

List of endangered animals with pictures and links to further information. In fact some species may have been hunted to extinction by early human hunters. This is a list of nocturnal alligator and groups of animals. Its hard to believe that many of the worlds best known animals are fighting for survival.

Today hunting fishing and gathering wildlife is still a significant food source in some parts of the worldin other areas hunting and non commercial fishing are mainly seen as a sport or recreation. Stone age people and hunter gatherers relied on wildlife both plants and animals for their food. Tigers are generally solitary cats unless a female is caring for her cubs and maintain a home range that can be several square miles depending on habitat and the amount of prey available. The siberian tiger has the largest range more than 4000 square miles or 10000 square kilometers have been recorded as food is.

Learn more about the species we are working to protecting from becoming endangered or extinct.