SAVE TIGERS

6 INTERESTING

FACTS ABOUT TIGER1. Most tigers have more than 100 stripes, and no two tigers

have the same stripes.

2. A tiger marks its territory by spraying trees and bushes (contained inside the territory) with its urine, and also leaves deep scratches on tree trunks.

3. One averaged sized tiger can eat up to 60 pounds of meat at a single time!

4. A tiger’s canine teeth can grow up to three inches long, easily capable of crunching through the spine of any creature on Earth: like a warm knife through butter.

5. A tiger eats around six kilos of meat per day, but can go as long as a week without a meal.

6. A tiger’s saliva is antiseptic, and comes handy when a tiger cleans its wounds.

SIZE AND FEATURES

• Typically 3 feet tall to the

top of the shoulders, 7-10

feet long from the head to

the rear end, with an

additional 3 feet long tail.

• Weight ranges from 175-

650 pounds

• Only species of wild cat with

stripes, which are actually

pigmantation marks on the

skin.

REASONS FOR EXTINCTION

HABITAT LOSS

Across all of Asia, vast

forests have been

cleared for agriculture.

• As forest space

diminishes, tigers can't

find the prey they need

to survive. As a result,

tigers have begun to

eat the livestock

belonging to villagers.

• To protect their

livestock villagers kill

the tigers .

POACHING

A tiger's coat sells for as much

as $20,000 on the black market.

Tiger bones, claws, eyes and

even the whiskers command

high prices for use in Eastern

potions and elixirs. To fulfill the

demand, the world's last tigers

are being illegally trapped,

poisoned and shot by the

poachers and then smuggled

across international

boundaries.

HOW TO SAVE TIGERS Scared, lonely, sad

and hungry, jumping at the smallest sound, waiting for his mommy to come back. But maybe she is not coming back. Save our tigers, there are just 1411 - is the tagline of the video being telecast on television all over India.

5 steps to save the tigers are:-

CREATE AWARENESS

• Anyone and everyone

can help if they put

their mind to it. So

make posters, fliers,

shout it out from the

roof tops, spread a

word; in other words

create awareness

about the importance

of tigers on the planet.

PROTECT FORESTS

In order to save tigers

forests need to be

protected. Apparently

the species are

becoming extinct

because of the loss of

their natural habitat.

SUPPORT A CAUSE

• Join a cause for

tigers. You can join

save our tigers and

support them by

blogging, or by

making posters,

sending fliers among

other things. You can

also organize a tiger

sale and donate the

money to the cause

EDUCATE THE LOCALS

People living near the

forests need to be

educated about the

importance of tigers in

terms of ecosystem.

They need to be told that

if there will be no tigers

there will be no forests

as all the grass eaters

will devour the forests.

SAVE THE TIGERS STAMPS

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C.ABHIROOP

REDDY

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