Three tiger subspecies are considered to have become extinct in the past 60 years.
The
Caspian tiger, Panthera tigris virgata, once ranged in Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey, Mongolia, and the Central
Asiatic area of Russia and probably went extinct in the 1950s.
The Javan tiger, Panthera tigris
sondaica, formerly ranged on the Indonesian island of Java and was last seen in 1972.
The Bali
tiger, Panthera tigris balica, once lived on Bali, where the last tiger was believed to have been killed
in 1947.
I know that the above image of a poached tiger may be disturbing to some of you. I intended
that it be so. Perhaps if everyone who sees this image takes a stand
NOW to help save the tiger,
then this commonplace occurance will become a rarity. Our tigers are dying, people. They are being
slaughtered and their homes destroyed. Tigers are being lost to us thru Man's avarice and ignorance.
We lust for the tigers' home ranges. Many wrongly believe that the tiger's body parts have medicinal
value.
We Humans are destroying this proud beast at an alarming rate. Won't you please help save
the Tigers?
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