In some cultures, tiger parts are thought to cure diseases such as rheumatism, convulsions, typhoid fever, and dysentery. Poaching has also increased since the international borders between Russia and its neighbors opened. The tiger is protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora CITES , an agreement among nations to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival.
The U. Fish and Wildlife Service Service is the federal agency responsible for the U. Population: Approximately 3, Habitat: Tropical, subtropical and temperate regions. Diet: Large prey including deer, wild boar and elephant calves. Did You Know? A tiger's roar can be heard as far as 3 kilometres.
Why are Tigers Important? Threats The most immediate threat to wild tigers is poaching. What WWF-Canada is Doing Reducing human-animal conflict WWF is working to improve tiger habitat, reduce human-tiger conflict and engage local communities around conservation and the sustainable use of natural resources.
Tackling poaching and wildlife crime We are working alongside TRAFFIC the wildlife trade monitoring network to investigate and crack down on the illegal trade in tiger products — and to reduce demand, so that this trade will no longer pose a significant threat to tigers. Tigers times two Global leaders and non-governmental organizations met in to discuss the future of tigers at the Global Tiger Summit.
During the summit, leaders committed to TX2, an ambitious goal which seeks to not only save tigers but double their numbers in the wild to at least 6, by the next Chinese Year of the Tiger, in Internationally, WWF has on-the-ground presence in almost all the tiger range countries and has been working to implement national tiger population recovery plans, strengthen enforcement networks, protect and connect tiger landscapes and galvanize political will and public support.
In , the midway point of TX2, global tiger numbers rose for the first time in a century! Case study: Nepal WWF-Canada has supported tiger conservation projects in Nepal since through population monitoring, habitat improvement, awareness-raising campaigns and training for local communities as citizen scientists. As a result, Nepal has become the first country on track to achieve the ambitious TX2 goal. Related Species.
Donate Monthly. In distant parts of the world, some people use tiger body parts in undeveloped medical practices. Most of these treatment ideas have been tested and discredited by many esteemed scientists. The demand for tiger parts has led to the development of deeply inhumane places such as tiger breeding farms, which actively breed and slaughter tigers for their parts. The farms were created with the hopes of dissuading poachers from hunting wild tigers, but some of these farms have only increased the illegal trade.
Tigers are large animals that require a lot of land to roam and hunt. They require tall grasses and vegetation to hide in. Tigers, like all animals, need a reliable water and food supply. When these are taken away, tigers cannot survive. The human population has tripled since the s. With a smaller habitat to roam, tigers have become more of a problem for human populations, leading to more lethal confrontations for wild tigers.
This has led to farmers killing many tigers to protect their livestock. Given this combination of factors, it is clearer why tigers are endangered. However, there is always hope from conservation efforts by scientists and support from all of us to help remove tigers out of an endangered status. Numerous organizations such as the World Wildlife Fund, the Wildlife Conservation Fund, zoos and aquariums accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, and many other organizations help lead the way for tiger conservation.
Conservation programs range from building land bridges across busy highways to give wildlife a safe means of travel, to breeding programs that help grow populations while preventing inbreeding, which helps maintain important genetic diversity. Other methods include tracking and keeping tabs on tiger populations using cameras, paw print identification, and even tagging individual animals. Through the knowledge acquired by these methods, conservationists can determine the size and healthiness of a tiger population, which educates them on the amount of habitat that will be needed to keep the population healthy and steady while helping people stay safe.
Additional key factors in tiger conservation are on-the-ground protection from poachers through organized enforcement and more strictly followed laws regarding poaching and the smuggling of tiger parts.
Some places, such as the Periyar Tiger Rescue in South India, have come to turn poachers into protectors. In underdeveloped parts of the world, people pursue poaching as a means of steady income. Engaging in this illegal activity can make it hard to escape it. The government body surrounding the Periyar Tiger Rescue came up with a program that would guarantee outstanding charges be wiped clean if the poachers would commit to protecting the very species they had been hurting.
Thus far, their program has been very successful. Hopefully, more places can adopt similar policies to help end poaching. There are many ways in which we can all help contribute to the conservation of tigers and many more endangered species. One of the best ways is to educate yourself about tigers, protection, and endangered species by reading articles such as this one and many others provided from trusted sources such as The World Wildlife Federation or National Geographic. Another way to help is to go out and share your knowledge with your family, friends, classmates, and others because knowing about an issue is the best way to help address it.
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