The tiger is the most
endangered species in the world. The animal is placed in a new list of WWF. A
list of the ten most endangered animals in the world.
1. Tiger
According to the most
recent studies suggest that no more than 3,200 tigers left in the wild. Where
the animals used to live over a large territory, they now carry only seven
percent of their original territory in. The greatest threats to the tiger are
deforestation and hunting. Body parts of the tiger are used in Chinese
medicine. The fur of a tiger is sold at high prices.
Climate change may be
an important factor in the disappearance of the tiger.
Rising sea levels
destroying the mangroves, the strong trees in the vicinity of the tiger in
India and Bangladesh. In February start the Chinese Year of the Tiger. Perhaps
a last chance to save. Extinction of this magnificent animal.
