As of 2017, all six (Amur, Indian/Bengal, South China, Malayan, Indo-Chinese, and the Sumatran) subspecies have been classified as endangered by the IUCN. Sadly, the survival of the six tiger subspecies still remaining in the wild is precarious at best. With fewer places to live, hunt and raise their young, tigers have also become more vulnerable to poachers seeking hides and other body parts that continue to fetch high prices on the black market. The extinction of the Balinese, Caspian, and Javan subspecies have coincided with the drastic alteration of more than 90 percent of tigers' habitat range by logging, agriculture, and commercial development. Now, there are six.ĭespite its iconic stature as one of the most recognizable and revered creatures on Earth, the mighty tiger has proven vulnerable to the actions of humankind. In the early 1900s, nine subspecies of tigers roamed the forests and grasslands of Asia, from Turkey to the eastern coast of Russia.
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