Portraits of Endangered Bengal Tigers

Bengal Tiger Endangered Bengal tiger endangered pictures are available online conservation efforts are strong. They are good swimmers and can run at a great speed The Bengal tiger Panthera tigris tigris is the most numerous tiger subspecies. Its populations have been estimated at 1,706 ndash 1,909 in India, 440 in Bangladesh, 163 Bengal Tiger: an Endangered Species. THE BENGAL TIGER. Male Bengal tigers measure 8 to 10 ft 2 to 3m in length, and can weigh from 440 650 lb 200 300kg . Information on endangered bengal tigers may be obtained at rescues that care for this cat.

Dr Bhagavan Antle of The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species (T.I.G.E.R.S), photographs 4 varieties of Bengal tigers

"Most people do not realize that we are in the midst of a mass extinction that is affecting every living thing on this planet. We are losing up to a dozen species of plant and animal every day. This rate is far faster than when the dinosaurs died out 65 million years ago. A stunningly beautiful animal like a tiger captures people's attention so they become more willing to learn about critical conservation issues. Tigers are an important living example of the environmental problems facing the world, which makes them the perfect wildlife ambassadors. Wild tigers are currently on the brink of extinction. Due to rampant habitat destruction and poaching we may be losing a tiger a day." Dr Antle

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