Please wait while the video loads.
You will need Adobe's Flash Player plugin to view this page properly.
Basic English
TIGER (special report) *dedicated to those guards who put their life on the line for low pay to protect the tiger and its habitat.
Tiger numbers in the wild:
(based on the most recent and factual data I could find)
BENGAL TIGER= 1,300-2,000 (S.Asia: India) Low numbers due to loss of habitat with population boom, need for agriculture, illegal hunting, and poor protection.
AMUR/ SIBERIAN TIGER= 400-500 (E. Asia: Russia, N.E. China) Low numbers due to illegal hunting in vast unprotected habitat as well legal hunting killing off their natural prey. Logging companies (some mafia influenced, clearing forest)
INDOCHINESE TIGER= 700-1,300 (S.E. Asia: Vietnam, Cambodia) Low numbers due to fragmented habitat, devastation of forest for palm oil production, illegal hunting and poor protection.
SUMATRAN TIGER= 250-300 (W. Indonesia: Sumatra) Low numbers due to loss of habitat, illegal hunting and poor protection.
MALAYAN TIGER= 400-600 (S.E. Asia: Malaysia, Thailand) *decleared a separate subspecies from the Indochinese tiger in 2004. Low numbers due to loss of habitat from logging and agriculture.
SOUTH CHINA TIGER= 10? (S.China) declared extinct in 2003. (One photo recently taken is being called a hoax.) Low numbers due to China's waiting until 1977 to outlaw hunting. No protection from illegal hunting. Loss of habitat.
(a captive born male S. China tiger was born 11-23-07 in Africa)
Total Tiger captive numbers 10,000 +/- in various situations. (many are Amur/Bengal mixed)
WHAT I THINK WILL SAVE THE TIGER:
Letting U.S. corporations know that we want to be aware where our resources like Palm Oil come from. Our government letting China know we are unhappy with their wildlife policies (namely tiger parts used in traditional medicine) and poor protection of their endangered animals.
Better protection for the tigers in their native habitats and their prey species by properly arming and funding the anti-poaching units, and better regulations allowing them to search for illegal trade. Less corrupt local governments to allow the people a chance at an economy that doesn't rely on illegal trade or over farming the land.
More funding being sent over, possibly a tiger tax on all that own/exhibit tigers to go towards their conservation.
For more info:
www.tigrisfoundation.nl
www.iucn.org
www.wwf.org
www.cawtglobal.org
www.wpsi-india.org
www.tigertrust.info
www.defenders.org
www.savethetigerfund.org
sad story,the tiger story
excelent video
I think that our childrens will need videos like that to see the tigers
Tigers are beautiful and this video is great. So... 5 stars. :)
By Ann@_Pandica 1196898356 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveYou will get videos, images, galleries, animations and more.
Cliks in "http://shinobivillage.mypiece.com/" column. Right now!!!
Have fun,
The Metacafe team.
its sad about their numbers
By itsSignals 1199684549 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveRated 0.0 0 Views
Rated 0.0 0 Views
Rated 0.0 0 Views
Feeding 23 LIONS,...TIGERS & LIGER! 1 min ago
Rated 0.0 0 Views
Amazing Tigers 1 min ago
Rated 0.0 0 Views
Working Around Ti...gers- Big Cat TV 1 min ago
Rated 0.0 0 Views
02:47
Sponsored
It's Everybody's...Business! 1 min ago
Rated 0.0 0 Views
02:32
Tigers - Beautifu...l Animals by Frank Furness 1 min ago
Rated 0.0 0 Views
02:42
LIONS and TIGERS! 1 min ago
Rated 0.0 0 Views
04:32
FEEDING THE BIG C...ATS Tigers Lions -Big Cat TV 1 min ago
Rated 0.0 0 Views
03:02
Black Leopards an...d White Tigers 1 min ago
Rated 0.0 0 Views
03:01
Tigers of Florida 1 min ago
Rated 0.0 0 Views
00:53
Tigers' Fighting 1 min ago
Rated 0.0 0 Views
00:54
Bengal Tigers 1 min ago
Rated 0.0 0 Views
05:01
Houston Zoos Chin...ese Tigers 1 min ago
Rated 0.0 0 Views
Rated 0.0 0 Views
Rated 0.0 0 Views
Rated 0.0 0 Views
Lion Attacks Hippo 1 min ago
Rated 0.0 0 Views
Wildebeest Attack...ed by Wild Dogs 1 min ago
Rated 0.0 0 Views
01:24
Stop Whaling 05-Mar-09
Rated 0.0 0 Views
05:16
Surabaya - Sidoar...jo - Surabaya Travel 1 min ago
Rated 0.0 0 Views
01:07
Eating Tiger 1 min ago
Rated 0.0 0 Views
00:40
Iran Neda Death V...ideo - WARNING Graphic Scenes 1 min ago
Rated 0.0 0 Views
05:00
Wildebeest Hunted...By Crocodiles 1 min ago
Rated 0.0 0 Views
04:50
The Best of Austr...alia's Got Talent 2009 Mark Vincent Sings Nessun Dorma 1 min ago
Rated 0.0 0 Views
02:17
Hippo Vs Crocodile 1 min ago
Rated 0.0 0 Views
07:18
DragonForce - Thr...ough The Fire And Flames 1 min ago
Rated 0.0 0 Views
03:47
Ella Chen and Wu...Zun- Why Are We Still Friends 1 min ago
Rated 0.0 0 Views
00:58
Download YouTube...and Metacafe Videos and Save on Your Pc 1 min ago
Rated 0.0 0 Views