The Year of the Tiger
I created this video to highlight the plight of the wild Tiger. 12 years ago Nick Harper released this song, one of the lyrics being 'There's Only 5,000 Tigers Left', today it is estimated there are as few as 3,200 in the wild. Here are some facts as provided by the WWF , an organisation fighting to protect animals in danger worldwide such as the Tiger. There are six living sub-species of tiger; the Amur (Siberian), Bengal (Indian), Indo-Chinese, Malayan, Sumatran and South China.Three other sub-species, the Bali, Caspian and Javan, are now extinct. Location:From India to south-eastern China and from the Russian Far East to Sumatra, Indonesia Habitat:Wide ranging - from evergreen and monsoon forests, to mixed coniferous-deciduous woodlands, and mangrove swamps Wild population:As few as 3,200 The threats to tigers: Poaching for skins and body parts used in traditional Asian medicines Habitat loss due to farming, forest clearance for the timber trade and human development De