A major fall in its population came in the 1970s, when its numbers drastically depleted to 4000 owing to wide scale poaching for its fur, Chinese medications, and some rare delicacies (human being=shameless). What is needed are stricter rules and dedicated activists and forest rangers, who make sure that this precious creature is not harmed in any way.Īccording to statistics, the world population of the tiger in the early 1900s was around 100,000 and it depleted to 40,000 by 1950s. Just one kill makes a poacher richer by many folds, so it’s difficult to convince people not to kill this animal. Poachers have, and continue hunt and kill the tiger for its fur, teeth, and many other such absurd reasons. Its hunting skills are one of the best and nobody defeats it on that, with the exception to our very own villains, the poachers. It is the hunter of the jungle, eating anything from a deer to a seal. It is the unofficial king of the jungle and its only enemy is human beings. Socially, the tiger stands at the top of the food pyramid.
Its weight ranges between 175-650 pounds. Additionally, the tail averages to about 3 feet. The average height is 3 feet standing and 5-7 feet from head to the back. The size varies according to the species and gender.
The tiger is the largest member of the cat family. And the scariest part is that somebody else will probably be doing the counting. Sounds like some sci-fi movie, but is definitely scary. Substitute human beings in the statistics and imagine how it would feel if there were just 1411 of them left. Miserable or not, why should tigers have to die. Such a miserable death for such a royal being. It is tough to imagine that today this charismatic animal is poisoned, trapped, shot, and killed for monetary gains. The three being the Caspian, Balinese, and the Javan tiger.Īnd extinction means that none of the future generations will ever be able to see these animals. Statistics suggest that with the end of the last century, earth lost 3 out of 8 tiger species. However, when it comes to the number of surviving tigers, don’t you think it’s too small a number representing a species. Normally, you might groan and grumble on seeing the figure of 1411 on a shopping bill sounds too much. These days, there are hoardings everywhere saying ‘Just 1411 Left’ (in the Indian subcontinent).
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