Friday, July 8, 2011

Caspian Tiger-Extinct

amur tiger to the left caspian tiger below












Tigers can once again inhabit Central Asia with the Kazakhstan governments plan to breed the Amur tigers and place them in Central Asia. Decades after the disappearance of the Caspian tiger in the late 1970s as a result of loss of habituate, scientist have found a similarities in genetics between the Amur tiger and the Caspian tiger.
Tigers numbered at more than 100,000 at the begining of the 20th centrie. Habbit loss and illegal trade has resulted in less than 3,200 tigers living today. They occupy a mere 7 percent of there historic range and are scattered across 13 countries including Russia.

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