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| Morell, V. | |
| Can the wild tiger survive? | |
| 2008 Science (317): 1312-1314 | |
Reintroducing captive tigers to the wild may seem a desperate plan. But the plight of wild tigers is indeed desperate. Just 100 years ago, an estimated 100,000 tigers representing nine subspecies roamed Asia from China to Turkey. Today, after almost unrelenting human persecution, fewer than 3000 tigers remain in the wild, according to a 2006 International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources report. Their territory has dwindled as well, with tigers inhabiting a mere 7% of their historic range, according to leading tiger research groups. Not more than 50 wild tigers remain in China, says its State Forestry Administration (SFA). |
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