Endangered Species: Tigers

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Endangered Species Tigers

• By
• Carla
• Amber
• Mizael

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Diet, Weight, Length

• Diet
• The tigers diet consists of cattle, deer, pigs,
  antelope, buffalo, wild boar, goats, bears,
  porcupine, mammals, birds, reptiles, and
  occasionally people.
• Weight
• A male tiger usually weighs 221-675 pounds.
• A female tiger usually weighs 165-400 pounds.
• Length
• A male tiger is usually 8-10 feet long.
• A female tiger is usually 7-9 feet long.

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Habitat and Needs for Survival

• Habitat
• You could find tigers in India, Vietnam, China,
  Asia, Russia, Tropical Rainforest of Sumatra,
  Indochina, Korea, Nepal, Cambodia, Thailand,
  Siberia, oak forests, tropical jungles, brush,
  marshlands, and tall grasslands.
• What it needs to survive
• To survive tigers need food, water, shelter, and
  sleep just like we do. They need shelter to rest
  and stay cool. They climb trees for cat naps and
  shelter. Tigers especially need water to survive.

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Threats to Tigers

• Threats
• Wildfires are a big threat to tigers. The
  wildfires burn down their shelter and habitat.
  Some of their threats are vehicle pollution,
  campfires that start forest fires, personal
  watercraft that scares away their food,
  snowmobiles which cause air and water pollution,
  toxic chemicals, climate change, hunters, and the
  Indian Elephant if they are foolish enough to
  attack it.
• Organizations Helping
• WWF WCS

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Population Cubs Per Litter

• Population
• Siberian Tiger about 200 left
• Sumatra Tiger about 300 left
• Indochinese Tiger about 1750 left
• Bengal Tiger about 4700 left
• Cubs Per Litter
• A female tiger usually has 1-7 cubs per litter

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How Can We Help?

• One way we can help save tigers is by donating
  money to wildlife organization funds. Keeping
  yourself informed about the peril of India's
  wildlife is a great place to start making a
  difference. Some people may ask Is it possible,
  and the answer is yes if you follow these ways of
  saving tigers.

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Fast Facts

• Tigers are not bloodthirsty killers.
• It only kills for food and when it is hungry.
• Tigers are not a man-eater by habit but turn into
  man-eaters due to inability to hunt.
• Normally when a human is killed it is by
  accident.
• A healthy tiger may attack a human when it feels
  threatened or when there is no room to escape.
• The Siberian tiger is the largest of the tiger
  subspecies.
• All white tigers are Bengals.
• The South China tiger is the most endangered.
• All tigers are endangered.
• Tigers love to swim.
• Wild tigers are at the very top of the food
  chain.

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The End