Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Big Cats Week: Amur (Siberian) Tiger

Picture from the world wide web


Navn: Den sibiriske tiger - Panthera tigris altaica (også kendt som amurtigeren).

Population:
Omkring 450 i naturen. I genkender måske den sibiriske tiger fra Zoo i København og Aalborg. Der lever faktisk flere sibiriske tigere i fangenskab end der gør i naturen. I 1940’erne var der kun 40 sibiriske tigere tilbage, men nu er populationen stabil på omkring 450. Det giver håb for andre truede dyrearter. På trods af at bestanden regnes for at være stabil er det stadig en truet dyreart.

Levested: Det østlige Asien i Rusland og Kina

Største trusler:
Krybskytteri af den sibiriske tiger og dens bytte er et problem. Desuden er deres levesteder truet af skovhugst, konvertering til landbrug, urbanisering, vejanlæg, minedrift og brande.

Kilde: WWF. Se mere her.



Name: Siberian Tiger - Panthera tigris altaica (also known as the Amur Tiger).

Population: Around 450 in the wild. You might recognize the Siberian tiger som the Zoo in Copenhagen and Aalborg. There are actually more Siberian Tigers in captivity than in the wild. In the 1940’ there were only 40 Siberian tigers left in the world. Now the population is stable around 450 individuals. This gives hope for other endangered species. Despite the fact that the population is stable the Siberian tiger is still a endangered animal.

Habitat:
Far eastern Asia in Russia and China

Main threats:
Poaching of the Siberian tigers and their prey is a problem. In addition, their habitat is under threat from logging, conversion to agriculture, urban expansion, road construction, mining and fires.
Source: WWF. For more info, click here.

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