1. ENDANGERED
SPECIES:
TIGERS
By: Brittany Lancaster

2. Endangered Species
 “a species whose numbers are so small that
the species is at risk of extinction”

3. Endangered Species
 Most species of plants and animals become
extinct because of
 habitat destruction (loss of living space to
development or pollution)
 introduction of invasive species
 direct killing (over-harvesting, poisoning, hunting)

4. Tigers
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52XvqIBBN
go&feature=relmfu

5. Tigers
 Wild Tiger numbers are at an all time low!
 There only around 3,200
tigers left in the world!

6. Tiger Subspecies
 3 of the 9 tiger subspecies have already
become extinct
 Bali
 Javan
 Caspian
These 3 subspecies have gone extinct within the
past 70 years

7. Bali Tiger
 The Bali Tiger was the smallest and had the
darkest fur!
 The only known predator of the Bali Tiger was
humans and it was the first tiger to go extinct.
 The last recorded Bali Tiger died in 1937;
however it is thought that some may have
survived into the 40’s and 50’s.

8. Javan Tiger
 The second smallest of the species(next to the
Bali tiger) and they had long thin stripes
 The exact time of the extinction of this species
is unknown; however, it is thought to be in the
1980’s
 Their extinction was caused by hunting,
poisoning, and habitat
destruction all caused
by humans.

9. Caspian Tiger
 The second largest tiger
 Extinction date is thought to be around the
1950’s; however there is almost no data to
back it up.
 The cause of extinction was mostly
by the Russians heavily hunting
them in the beginning of the
20th Century and also habitat
destruction.

10. 6 Tiger Subspecies
 Only six subspecies of tigers are left
 Amur
 Bengal
 Indochinese
 Malayan
 SouthChina
 Sumatran

11. 6 Tiger Subspecies
Amur Bengal
 Also known as the Siberian  Also known as Indian Tiger
Tiger  Located in Bangladesh,
 Located primarily in eastern Bhutan, China, India,
Russia, with a few found in Myanmar and Nepal. India is
northeastern China home to the largest
 In the 1940’s only 40 Amur population.
Tigers were left, the  Most numerous of the tiger
population is now somewhat subspecies
more stabilized  White Bengal Tigers are
 This is the world’s largest cat! considered a recessive
(generally weighs more than mutant
500 pounds).

12. 6 Tiger Subspecies
Amur Bengal

13. 6 Tiger Subspecies
Indochinese Malayan
 Access to the areas these  This tiger was only identified
tigers live in is restricted, so as being a separate
little is known of the status of subspecies from the
them in the wild Indochinese tiger in 2004. It is
 Population is thought to very similar to the
number around 300 individuals Indochinese tiger, but is
 Biggest threat to these tigers smaller in size.
has been habitat fragmentation  There is thought to be around
(with roads) and poaching 500 in the wild
 Their location is widely  These tigers are mostly
dispersed throughout six located in the Southern tip of
countries: Thailand, Cambodia, Thailand and Peninsular
China, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Malaysia
and Vietnam.

14. 6 Tiger Subspecies
Indochinese Malayan

15. 6 Tiger Subspecies
South China Sumatran
 No one has seen one in the  These tigers are located
wild in the last 25 years. exclusively on the Indonesian
 It is estimated that the South island of Sumatra
China tiger is functionally  A 1978 estimate put the
extinct. Currently 47 South population of Sumatran tigers
China tigers live in 18 zoos, at 1,000. Today, fewer than
all in China. If there are any 400 are left
South China tigers in the wild,
these few individuals would
be found in southeast China,
close to provincial borders.

16. 6 Tiger Subspecies
South China Sumatran

17. Killing Tigers
 Habitat destruction
 Limits resources
 More
contact with
livestock

18. Killing Tigers
 Poaching
 Tiger skins
 Rugs
 Clothing
 Decorations

19. Killing Tigers
 Pseudo-Medicinal
 Tiger bones
 “Chinese authorities
have disclosed that, in
1991, exports of tiger
bone medicines
included 15,079
cartons of tablets,
5,250kg of liquid
medicines, and
31,500 bottles of
wine.”

20. Killing Tigers
 Tiger claws: used as a  Tail: used to treat skin
sedative for insomnia diseases
 Teeth: used to treat fever  Bile: used to treat
 Fat: used to treat leprosy and convulsions in children
rheumatism associated with meningitis
 Nose leather: used to treat  Whiskers: used to treat
superficial wounds such as toothaches
bites  Brain: used to treat laziness
 Tiger bone: used as an anti- and pimples
inflammatory drug to treat  Penis: used in love potions
rheumatism and arthritis, such as tiger soup, as an
general weakness, aphrodisiac
headaches, stiffness or  Dung or feces: used to treat
paralysis in lower back and boils, hemorrhoids and cure
legs and dysentery alcoholism
 Eyeballs: used to treat
epilepsy and malaria

21. Killing Tigers
 Western medical experts discount the
curative power of tiger bones in medicine.
Most say it is the same thing as any type of
aspirin; therefore, this isn’t a reason to kill
them..

22. Conservation
 Tigers are beautiful creatures with
amazing talents and because of
humans they are in critical danger of
complete extinction.
 The decrease in the number of tigers
in the world definitely has an effect on
the population of their prey.
 Therefore, we may never know exactly
what the cost of losing tigers is to us
but it does affect other wild life and the
habitat in which they live.

23. Conservation
 However, many activists believe it is
not too late to save these beautiful
creatures.
 The World Wildlife Fund is working
very hard to try and double the
number of tigers by the year 2022.

24. Conservation
 Many other organizations are
getting involved as well such as:
 Save the Tiger Fund and Panthera
 Sierra Club
 The Tiger Foundation
 Tiger Missing Link Foundation
 And the government

25. Conservation
The  Project Predators, an initiative to
Government save tigers, was unveiled on
has and is
getting Wednesday(November 2, 2011) at
involved. the general assembly of Interpol in
Hanoi, Vietnam, where the CBI is
representing the country. The
project is aimed at combining the
efforts of police, Customs and
wildlife officials in 13 countries,
including India where tigers can still
be found in the wild.

26. Conservation
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6
VaV6rV-
0fU&feature=player_detailpage

27. Expected Learning Outcomes
 How many tigers are left in the world
 The different types of tigers
 Reasons tigers are killed
 It’s not too late to save the tiger

28. Works Cited
 wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
 http://www.worldwildlife.org/species/finder/indo
chinestiger/indochinesetiger.html
 http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011
-11-03/flora-fauna/30354741_1_tigers-interpol-
ronald-k-noble
 http://pudang.tripod.com/more.html