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Reasons to Hate: LSU...goofy but there are few sweeter sights than seeing the Hogs carry it off the field after delivering another crushing defeat to the Tigers. Do I need to mention that this has happened two years in a row? 3. Ar-Kansas. Yeah, this still... In this article: Tigers, SEC, Little Rock, and Dallas |
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New Kerala | 4 days ago
Russian PM Putin's endangered Siberian tiger goes missing
...website was tracking the tigress movements to highlight threats to the survival of the animal, also called the Amur tiger. The female tiger s last location was recorded two months ago and nothing has been heard from her since, The Times...
In this article: Vladimir Putin, Amur, Russia, Far East, Poaching, and London
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Telegraph.co.uk - How about that | 4 days ago
Rare Siberian tiger shot by Putin goes missing
...group estimates the total number remaining in the wild at 300. Weighing up to 600 pounds, Siberian tigers - also known as Ussuri, Amur or Manchurian tigers - prey on wild boar, deer and bears. They once roamed most of Eurasia from the...
In this article: Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Peskov, Russia, Wildlife Conservation Society, Ussuri, Far East, Manchuria, and Wild Boar
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Times Online | 4 days ago
Vladimir Putin's endangered tiger is missing, despite satellite collar
...being tracked on Mr Putin's official website to highlight threats to the survival of the animal, also called the Amur tiger. The female tiger's last location was recorded two months ago and nothing has been heard from her since. Vladimir...
In this article: Vladimir Putin, Amur, Far East, Russia, Poaching, and Vladivostok
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AP Online | 5 days ago
No signs of Putin's rare Siberian tiger
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (AP) - A Russian environmentalist says a rare Siberian tiger fitted with a radio-tracking collar by Vladimir Putin has vanished. Vladimir Krever of the World Wildlife Fund said Wednesday the satellite tracking device...
In this article: Vladimir Putin, Russia, Poaching, Wildlife Conservation Society, Vladivostok, and Far East
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Siberian tigers almost extinct: Report
...report. The area monitored for the study, 23,555 square km, represents 15 to 18 percent of the existing tiger habitat in Russia. Only 56 tigers were counted at these monitoring sites. The total number of such Siberian tigers was estimated...
In this article: Poaching, Wildlife Conservation Society, Russia, and London
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Last of the Siberian tigers show dramatic decline
...with Russian governmental and non-governmental organizations. It revealed that a recent tiger survey over a representative part of the tiger''s range showed a 40 percent decline in numbers from a 12-year average. Annual tiger...
In this article: Wildlife Conservation Society, Poaching, Russia, and Washington
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Central government confirms tiger poached in Goa, state denies
...has always been trying to scuttle efforts made by the wildlife enthusiasts to establish the presence of a tiger here. But this is different. A poached tiger makes it an extremely sensitive situation," he said. Meanwhile, the forest...
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Dothan Eagle | 7 days ago
Auburn notebook: Tigers keeping same practice routine
...Do," work. Heading into his first Iron Bowl as the Auburn head coach, Chizik had no trouble fitting it in Sunday when discussing how the Tigers will attack this week's preparation for No. 2 Alabama. Though the outside circumstances of this...
In this article: Gene Chizik, Tigers, Alabama, SEC, Thanksgiving, Concussion, and Ted Roof
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White tiger killed by lions at Czech zoo
A rare white tiger has been killed by two lions that managed to sneak into its enclosure in a Czech zoo. Published: 7:00AM GMT 20 Nov 2009 White tiger Isabella has been killed by two lions in the zoo in northern Czech Republic Photo:...
In this article: Lion, British Airways, Liberec, and Paris
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2 lions kill white tiger in Czech zoo
The local ice hockey team, which plays in the top Czech league is called "The White Tigers." "She was an icon for us," Langr said. White tigers are the result of both parents having a recessive gene for white coloration. They are...
In this article: Lion, Czech Republic, Liberec, Paris, and Prague
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The tiger (Panthera tigris) is a member of the Felidae family; the largest of the four "big cats" in the genus Panthera. Native to much of eastern and southern Asia, the tiger is an apex predator and an obligate carnivore. Reaching up to 4 m in total length and weighing up to 300 kilograms (660 pounds), the larger tiger subspecies are comparable in size to the biggest extinct felids. Aside from their great bulk and power, their most recognizable feature is the pattern of dark vertical stripes that overlays near-white to reddish-orange fur, with lighter underparts. The largest subspecies of tiger is the Siberian tiger.
Highly adaptable, tigers range from the Siberian taiga, to open grasslands, to tropical mangrove swamps. They are territorial and generally solitary animals, often requiring large contiguous areas of habitat that support their prey demands. This, coupled with the fact that they are endemic to some of the more densely populated places on earth, has caused significant conflicts with humans. Of the nine subspecies of modern tiger, three are extinct and the remaining six are classified as endangered, some critically so. The primary direct causes are habitat destruction and fragmentation, and hunting. Their historical range, which once reached from Mesopotamia and the Caucasus through most of South and East Asia, has been radically reduced. While all surviving species are under formal protection, poaching, habitat destruction and inbreeding depression continue to be threats.
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