save tigers
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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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REDDY
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