Rare Earth
Tigers- Bengal tiger
India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, China,
Myanmar: the most common subspecies;
about 2,500 left in the wild. - Indochinese tigerLaos, Myanmar,
Thailand and Vietnam: about
350 left in the wild. - Malayan tiger
Southern Malay peninsula: about 250
to 340 left in the wild.
4. Siberian tiger
Russian far east, north-east China:
the largest subspecies; about
540 left in the wild.
5. Sumatran tiger
Sumatra, Indonesia. The smallest
subspecies; 400 to 500 left in the wild.
6. South China tigerSouth-east China.
None seen for 25 years in the wild: about
60 in captivity.
This solitary creature will
have a territory of up to
100km^2 , which is why
preserving tigers’ natural
habitat is so important if
they are to surviveTRACKING
THE TIGERS
The tiger (Panthera
tigris) has six surviving
subspecies. Four are
extinct: the Bali, Javan
and Caspian tiger all died
out last century, while the
Trinil tiger disappeared in
prehistoric times. Bengal Indochinese Malayan Siberian Sumatran South China
KEY: one graphic equals
250 wild tigers left alive