Discover Siberia

The Siberian Tiger is endangered and almost extinct. There are only (estimated) three hundred sixty to four hundred six in the wild; four hundred ninety are held in zoo conservation programs. Siberian Tigers live in eastern Russia and some are found in north eastern China and north Korea. Even though there have been many wars, the Siberia Tigers are still alive.

Male tigers weigh about four hundred twenty lbs., and are around nine feet long including a three foot tail. Females weigh about three hundred lbs. and are eight feet long. There coats are brownish-yellow with with black stripes.

They are endangered because people hunt them, and they are wrecking their habitat. They can live in any climate if they have shade, water and prey. You can find them in Malaya, India and Manachuria. They also live in oak woods, marshes, and grass lands. Lots of tigers live in zoos. A lot of the zoos have breeding programs, and many are born in captivity.

In the beginning of the century, there were about one hundred thousand wild tigers. Now there are only about eight thousand tigers left. The main threats are poaching and habitat loss.
People in China use different parts of their body for medicine to cure diseases. They use weird parts of their body like their brains, eyes and tails. They are also being killed because they sell their bones, whiskers and other parts for money.

They are losing their habitat because people keep cutting down trees and there isn’t a lot of land for them. They also kill tigers to protect themselves and their live stock.

You can save them by: making a donation to a Tiger Conservation Organization, writing a letter to the goverment, starting a petition saying to save the tigers, and/or adopting a tiger from a zoo or wild life preserve! Everybody can make a difference if they try.