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1. Where does your animal live, and what are its characteristics? Locate your animal’s habitat (Where does it live? Does it migrate?) Include all subspecies or varieties of your animal Identify at least 10 characteristics that will give an in-depth, accurate description of your animal

Tigers live in habitats ranging from the Russian Far East through parts of North Korea, China, India, and Southeast Asia to the Indonesian island of Sumatra, all five remaining subspecies are endangered. The Bengal Tiger lives in India. Black Tigers are found les frequently where they live in the forests of Burma, Bangladesh and eastern India. Grassland and swamp margins. Indochinese tiger is centered in Thailand, and it is also found in Myanmar, southern China, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and peninsular Malaysia.

Include all subspecies or varieties of your animal. White tigers, black tigers, Sumatran, Indo Chinese, Siberian tiger, and the Amur Tiger. P.t.altaica, P.t.amoyensis, P.t.corbetti, P.t.sumatrae, P.t.tigris. The Caspian, Javan and Bali tigers are already extinct.

Identify at least 10 characteristics that will give an in-depth, accurate description of your animal • The tiger is the largest cat in the world and the largest tiger is the Amur tiger. The Amur Tiger the largest of the living felids can be as long as 8-10ft. and are around 500-700pd. The Siberian tiger lives in Siberia. The Amur tiger has a rough tongue designed to peel skin of prey animal away and rasp flesh away from bone. They have paws that are sharp to wrap around prey and hind limbs for big jumps. It has a pot belly for protection against kicks or scratches in the stomach. On average, a male Siberian tiger can weigh up to 500 pounds. A female Siberian tiger can weigh up to 300 pounds. Usually 10 feet long, the male tigers are also the longest cats in the world. Also, females can get up to 8 feet long, although both tigers only stand about 3 feet high. The tiger has sharp, retractable claws like all other felines, and also contain piercing teeth. Some sub-species include the Sumatran tiger, the Siberian tiger, and the Indian tiger. The last population of wild Siberian tigers was found in a region in Russia which is commonly called the Ussuriland. Sumatran tigers are the only subspecies that have closer patterns of stripes. Tigers mostly eat sambar, chital, red deer, Rusa deer, swamp deer, and wild pigs. Mating usually occurs in the winter months. When cubs are born they are blind for know. When migrating, a male tiger pees on trees and tells the other tigers that they are warned not to go into his territory. Tigresses have cubs between the ages of 3.5-4 years old.

2. Where and why is your animal endangered? Locate where it is endangered (might not be endangered in all its habitats) Identify the factors, environmental and/or anthropogenic (caused by man) that cause it to be endangered Provide statistics and other facts related to its endangerment

Currently the Amur Tigers are almost extinct in Korea, and nearly extinct in China. The Sumatran tigers are endangered in Indonesia because poachers are selling their body parts. They have been trapped, poisoned and hunted heavily by humans not only to eliminate threats to livestock, but also for sport, trophies, skins, and sources of traditional medical products. The tigers bones are used in medicines. Tigers are hunted in China for medicinal purposes. The eyeballs of a tiger are used to treat epilepsy, the tail for various skin diseases, the bile for convulsions in children, the bones mostly for rheumatism. The tiger is hunted for its fat which is used to treat leprosy and rheumatism.

3. Where is your animal in captivity and/or conserved? Locate at least two zoos and/or conservation centers where the animal is held. Lincoln Park Zoo San Diego Zoo Atlanta Zoo St. Louis Zoo Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Jim Corbett National Park

4. What is being done to restore your animal’s populations? Where is it being done? Locate where research is done on your animal and where efforts are underway to conserve its population (Note: It may be that this is done at the same location(s) you identified in #3) Identify the experts, leaders, and/or groups guiding the conservation

Cambrige, UK; Gland, Switzerland: Laws protecting the critically endangered Sumatran tiger in indonesia. Dr Susan Lieberman, Director of WWF International’s Species Programme. the President of the Republic of Indonesia launched the Conservation Strategy and Action Plan of Sumatran Tiger. Jane Smart, Head of IUCN’s Species Programme. assist Directorate General of Forest Protection and Nature Conservation (PHKA) in securing a future for Sumatran tigers in Indonesia. Corbett National Park, where there are around 100 tigers, Ranthambore National Park, and Kanha National Park. Tigers have been protected under Appendix I - species threatened with extinction - of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) since 1975, when the treaty was first signed. PHKA is securing a future for Sumatran tigers in Indonesia. Since 1980, the government of Nepal has undertaken long term tiger monitoring in Royal Chitwan National Park, the population, the behavior and habitat of the tiger has been closely studied. The information is used in planning tiger conservation. Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), India program concentrates on charming endangered megafauna in protected reserves (the last wild places) - as the most befitting social tactic for saving the ecosystem. Centre for Wildlife Studies (CWS) monitors wildlife populations including the tiger, and conducts training for field biologists. Tiger Research and Conservation Trust (TRACT) is trying to build a long time field conservation program in wildlife habitats in Maharashtra. The Atlanta Zoo is put their endangered animals on The American Zoo and Aquarium Association's Species Survival Plan (SSP). The Species Survival Plan, or SSP, began in 1981 as a cooperative population management and conservation program for selected species at North American zoos and aquariums. The Saint Louis Zoo participates in the Species Survival Plan® ([|SSP]) for Amur tigers. TSI and their partners care for and breed healthy Sumatran tigers as part of a global species survival plan that is overseen by the World Conservation Union's (IUCN) Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG). The Smithsonian National Zoological Park also has breeding programs and conservation programs for Sumantran Tigers. WWF works with many partners to strengthen anti-poaching efforts, eliminate illegal trade, establish well-connected protected areas, restore natural habitat and reduce human-tiger conflict. WWF is working to secure the Sumantran Tigers long-term viability on the island of Sumatra. They have taught around 60,000 students and 200 teachers on tiger issues and have laid ground work with Russian partners on future parks with conservation centers. The San Diego Zoo is working to help tigers like Blanca by giving them a home at their zoo. Finest tiger reserves in the country Park's abandoned fortress and lakes. Also, above all it's `friendly' tigers have made it one of the most filmed wildlife reserves in the world. Ranthambore was decalred a wildlife sanctuary in 1955 and became part of Project Tiger in 1973.

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