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Isis Trenchard Mrs. Wright period 4
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Siberian Tiger Only about 400 left in wild Largest of the tiger subspecies Found in eastern Russia, Northern China and Northern Korea Bengal Tiger about 3000 to 4800 left in wild Found in mostly in India Indo-Chinese Tiger about 1200 to 1800 left in wild Found on Malaysian Peninsula and in Vietnam and Thailand South China Tiger only 20 to 30 left in wild Found in Southeastern China Most critically endangered Sumatran Tiger about 400 wild tigers found of the island of Sumatra in Indonesia smallest of all tiger subspecies
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Caspian Tiger Javan Tigers went extinct in 1950’s or 70’s lived near Caspian sea in Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan and part of Russia lived on the island of Java in Indonesia They went extinct in 1972 Bali Tigers lived on island of Bali in Indonesia went extinct in 1937 picture (above) is of last known tiger
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Poaching body parts used in traditional Chinese medicine worth lots of money on black market Habitat Loss forests being cut down for agriculture population fragmentation - populations are separated so gene pool is limited
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Same tiger Tigeress stuck in trap
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Tiger and Rhinoceros Act of 1994 - bans sale of anything labeled as containing tiger and rhinoceros parts Project Tiger in India captive breeding programs education of the public care2.com
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