Number Of Tigers Worldwide Is Declining Sharply, Only Six Sub-Species Left

The number of big cats across the world is declining sharply, worrying environmentalists and conservationists. Presently, six different sub-species of tigers exist, scientists confirmed Thursday, amid hopes the findings will boost efforts to save the fewer than 4,000 free-range big cats that remain in the world.

The six remaining sub species include the Bengal tiger, Amur tiger, South China tiger, Sumatran tiger, Indochinese tiger and Malayan tiger, said the report in the journal Current Biology.

Three other tiger subspecies have already gone extinct: the Caspian, Javan and Bali tigers.

Key threats to tigers’ survival include habitat loss and poaching.

Reuters