Tigers, the largest cat species, have seen their habitats shrink due to human encroachment. All subspecies are endangered, with nine existing types, including Bengal, Siberian, Sumatran, and South ...

Malayan tiger on ‘brink of extinction’ as spate of deaths sparks alarm - Population of feline subspecies has dwindled from around 3,000 in 1950s to fewer than 150 today The Independent ...

Sumatran tigers, however, are the smallest subspecies. While they can reach the same lengths as their larger cousins, their ...

Humans wiped out the extinct tiger subspecies by hunting them and destroying their habitats. Bali tigers (P. t. balica) were last documented in the late 1930s, Caspian tigers (P.t. virgata) went ...

Bengal tiger. There are more than 2,500 wild Bengal tigers living in South Asia, making them the most populous subspecies in the world. “In India, Nepal, and Bhutan, they’re doing a good job ...

Of course, all subspecies of tiger decreased in abundance at the time, with one study stating that the world's total tiger count fell from 100,000 in 1900 to 3,200 in 2000. But the Caspian tiger bore ...

Sumatran tigers are the most critically endangered tiger subspecies, the zoo said. They’re only found in patches of forest on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, and only 350 are thought to remain ...

With it being the smallest tiger subspecies, Sumatran tigers can only be found on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. It is also estimated that there are about 600 of the species left in the world ...

The Sumatran tiger cubs were born in January at Chester Zoo in the U.K. and have been named Alif, a popular name in Indonesia, and Raya after Mount Raya in Sumatra.