THE SIBERIAN TIGER

THE SIBERIAN TIGER

Almost all wild Siberian tigers live the Southeast corner of Russia in the Sikhote-Alin mountain range east of the Amur River. Their former range included northeastern China and the Korean Peninsula, and as far west as Mongolia. 

Siberian tigers are carnivores. Males weigh about 660 lbs. and are about 8.5 to 12 feet long, and females are slightly smaller. Siberians are capable of eating 60 lbs. of game during one night's hunt. The red deer and wild boar constitute about 85 percent of the Siberian tiger's diet, though the tiger may also feed upon lynx and bear, along with smaller prey such as fish and rabbits. 

They're patient and efficient hunters, and their stripes help camouflage them as they slowly creep toward their prey until they're close enough to pounce. 

Siberian  tiger is considered a critically "endangered species" with the primary threats to its' survival in the wild being poaching and habitat loss from intensive logging and development. Tigers are most commonly poached for their fur and for their body parts used in Traditional Chinese Medicine.

The other vital concern for the survival of the Siberian tiger in the wild is habitat loss. 

Because, They require vast forest landscapes to survive. 

Many things are being done to help the fast becoming extinct Siberian Tiger. Such as reseves which are protected are being set up for them. Also there are laws agaisnt shooting or killing a Siberian Tiger. As well as wearing or using a real Siberian pelt. Another thing is that they are doing captive breeding with them, which is when they take adult Siberian Tigers and mate them so they reproduce offspring known as cubs, and when the cubs are old enough they set them free into the wild.