November 25, 2010 • By Tasan Thompson

Based on recent news and research, The WWF also known as The World Wildlife Fund predicts that it is possible that wild tigers may become extinct in the year 2022.

 

 

Many experts claim that a mere 3,200 tigers remain alive today and cannot compare to the 100,000 wild tigers that existed a century ago. Much has been done recently to try to save tigers, but　conservationist groups　say their numbers and habitats have continued to diminish by 40 percent in the past decade alone, according to the Associated Press.

 

 

Research shows that only about thirteen countries appear to still possess a wild tiger population. This includes Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam and Russia.

 

 

There are many factors that attributed to such a massive loss of wild tigers. Habitats are being destroyed because of forest cutting and construction. Other factors can range from fashion and hunting to the illegal trade of tigers and their body parts.

 

 

To ameliorate the situation, the WWF has created a project expected to be executed over 12 years called "The Global Tiger Recovery Program." The program's main goal is to protect wild tiger habitats and prevent these illegal activities in hopes that this project will be able to double the population.

 

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