The Tiger

Prepared in October 2009 - things change, which is why it is dated. The tiger is probably the world's best known and admired wild animal. We admire its courage and strength but we fear it. Our fear has jeopardized its survival because we kill it and/or eat it. Can we change? Yes, if as a living animal we benefit sufficiently from it commercially . That would seem to be the only way for us. We cannot, it seems at present, cohabit with it. Its appearance is dramatic to the point where we wonder how it can be beneficial in terms of camouflage. In a forest during twilight hours it is wonderfully effective. This is an introductory page that binds various posts that I have made about the tiger, to which I have linked. It is also comprehensive in its own right. There are about 3,200 tigers in the wild 16 . There are 9 subspecies of tiger 1 possibly 8, three of which are extinct and the remainder are endangered. Some experts say that all tigers originate from the Sout...