Photographer Captures Photo of Rare Siberian Tiger
The Siberian Tiger is Critically Endangered
The Siberian tiger is a tiger subspecies that is found primarily in the Far East of Russia, the Northeast of China, and North Korea. Other names for the Siberian tiger include the “Amur,” “Korean,” “Manchurian,” and “Ussurian” tiger — the choice of which name to use depends on the location where the tiger is spotted.
Once common in northeast Asia, widespread poaching of both the Siberian tiger and the prey animals they feed on has pushed the animal to the brink of extinction. It is estimated that less than 400 individuals remain in the wild.
“Approximately 350-400 adult Siberian or Amur tigers are left in the wild, with 95% of these individuals inhabiting the forests of the Russian Far East, where they play a critical role in both the ecosystem and local culture,” writes the Wildlife Conservation Society. “The tiger is a keystone species that requires large, intact forest ecosystems and acts as an indicator of overall ecosystem health […]
“Although poaching levels reached an estimated 60-70 tigers per year in the early 1990s, today Russian and international conservation efforts have succeeded in stabilizing the number of Amur tigers in the wild. However, there are still significant threats to this population, and the Amur tiger remains critically endangered.”
The Siberian tiger is a tiger subspecies that is found primarily in the Far East of Russia, the Northeast of China, and North Korea. Other names for the Siberian tiger include the “Amur,” “Korean,” “Manchurian,” and “Ussurian” tiger — the choice of which name to use depends on the location where the tiger is spotted.
Once common in northeast Asia, widespread poaching of both the Siberian tiger and the prey animals they feed on has pushed the animal to the brink of extinction. It is estimated that less than 400 individuals remain in the wild.
“Approximately 350-400 adult Siberian or Amur tigers are left in the wild, with 95% of these individuals inhabiting the forests of the Russian Far East, where they play a critical role in both the ecosystem and local culture,” writes the Wildlife Conservation Society. “The tiger is a keystone species that requires large, intact forest ecosystems and acts as an indicator of overall ecosystem health […]
“Although poaching levels reached an estimated 60-70 tigers per year in the early 1990s, today Russian and international conservation efforts have succeeded in stabilizing the number of Amur tigers in the wild. However, there are still significant threats to this population, and the Amur tiger remains critically endangered.”
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21 September 2023
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