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There are an estimated 1,400 tigers left in India, 3,200 in the whole world
At the turn on the 20th century there were 40,000 tigers in India
There were 21 reported tiger deaths in India in 2010; 10 from natural causes, 11 from poaching
In the last century, the world has lost three of the eight tiger subspecies; the Bali, Caspian and Javan
tigers have all become extinct. The South China tiger is facing the same fate
£3
,400 is the price paid by traders to poachers for a complete dead tiger
£34
,000 is the price paid for a complete tiger at market
£24
,000 is the price paid for a tiger skin at market
The tiger is the largest cat in the world, with a body length of up to 280cm
It is found in the forests, grasslands and mangrove swamps of Asia
Tigers are usually solitary hunters preying mainly on large mammals, such as pigs, deer and antelope
Their distinctive colouring
and stripes are unique to each tiger
They have been feared and revered for centuries and are killed for traditional Chinese medicine, trinkets and good luck charms
Read more on the downloadable Tiger Fact pdf on this page
