Siberian+Tiger


 * Siberian Tiger (Amur [[image:images-1.jpeg width="344" height="468" align="right"]]) **


 * Subspecies:**


 * 1. Bengal Tiger**


 * 2. Balinese TIger**


 * Interesting fact **: They are the top predator in every ecosystem they inhabit and are the largest of all wild cats and are renowned for their power and strength.

Mammal Carnivore 10.75 ft (3.3 m)
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 * Description: ** The Siberian tiger is reddish-rusty or rusty-yellow in color, with narrow black transverse stripes
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** Weight: ** 660 lbs (300 kg )


Endangered They live primarily in eastern Russia's birch forests, though some exist in China and North Korea. There are an estimated 400 to 500 Siberian tigers living in the wild, and recent studies suggest that these numbers are stable. Though their northern climate is far harsher than those of other tigers, these animals have some advantages. Northern forests offer the lowest human density of any tiger habitat, and the most complete ecosystem. The vast woodlands also allow tigers far more room to roam, as Russia's timber industry is currently less  extensive than that of many other countries. (1)
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 * Lifestyle:** Tigers live alone and aggressively scent-mark large territories to keep their rivals away. They are powerful hunters that travel many miles to find prey, such as elk and wild boar, on nocturnal hunts. Tigers use their distinctive coats as camouflage (no two have exactly the same stripes) and hunt by stealth. They lie in wait and creep close enough to attack their victims with a quick spring and a fatal pounce. A hungry tiger can eat as much as 60 pounds in one night, though they usually eat less. Females give birth to litters of two to six cubs, which they raise with little or no help from the male. Cubs cannot hunt until they are 18 months old, and remain with their mothers for two to three years, when they disperse to find their own territory.


 * Threats to Species:** Over the last hundred years, hunting and forest destruction have reduced overall tiger populations from hundreds of thousands to perhaps 3,000 to 5,000. Tigers are hunted as trophies and also for body parts that are used in traditional Chinese medicine. All five remaining tiger subspecies are endangered, and many protection programs are in place. Poaching is a reduced—but still very significant—threat to Siberian tigers.


 * Conservation Efforts:** WWF has set a bold but achievable goal of Tx2: doubling the number of tigers in the wild by 2022, when the next Year of the Tiger is celebrated. We are concentrating our efforts on protecting key landscapes where the big cats have the best chance of surviving and increasing over the long-term. Five decades of conservation experience has shown us that given enough space, prey and protection, tigers can recover. By saving tigers, we also save the biologically rich and diverse landscapes where they still roam — Asia’s last great rain forests, jungles and wild lands. These forests are

home to thousands of other species, people and the food, freshwater and flood protection that local communities need to survive. (2). If people can work together as a team and prevent people from poaching and hunting the tigers, this will also give the tigers a chance. We also need to take a stand and stop destroying their habitat.

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