9 Subspecies

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As most of you know tigers are endangered. There are as few as 3200 tigers left in the wild today. There are 9 different subspecies of tigers.

1. Bengal Tiger

Population: 1411

Reasons for being endangered: Poaching

2. Indochinese Tiger

Population: 1200 to 1800

Reason for being endangered: Poaching of primary prey species and Chinese Pharmacy

3. Malayan Tiger

Population: 600- 800

Reason for being endangered: Unkown

4. Sumatran Tiger

Population: 400 - 500

Reason for being endangered: Hunting

5. Siberian Tiger

Population: 450 - 500

Reason for being endangered: Unknown

6. South China Tiger

Population: Almost extinct

Reason for being endangered: Unknown

7. Bali Tiger

Population: EXINCT (since 1937)

Reason for being extinct: For Tiger produces

8. Javan Tiger

Population: EXTINCT (since 1980)

Reason for being extinct: Hunted and Poisoned

9. Caspian Tiger

Population: EXTINCT(since 2003)

Reason for being extinct: there habitat was taken away

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