100 years ago there were 8 different kinds of tigers (subspecies) - there were over 100,000 wild tigers in the world. Today, there are only 5 tiger subspecies left and there are fewer than 7,000 wild tigers in the world. The main threats to tigers are poaching, loss of habitat, and population fragmentation. There are United States and International policies and legislations in place to protect the Tigers such as The Captive Wildlife Safety Act and, Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act. The following slides show the remaining 5 tiger subspecies and information about each. We found this information on the internet on a web site called Tigers in Trouble at www.5tigers.org
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