July 2nd, 2009
Amur Tiger at the Zurich zoo, photo: Tambako the Jaguar via flickr
A few months ago I included the Amur Tiger (also know as the Siberian Tiger) in a slideshow of animals which very well could go extinct in the coming decades. It was for good reason, as a new piece from the BBC shows. This largest of all the tigers has an effective wild population of just 35 individuals:…
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