why are white tigers becoming endangered?
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The last known specimen in the wild was shot dead in 1958, leaving behind only the captive breeding population. Trophy hunting, habitat loss and habitat fragmentation drove the rest to extinction. In any case, we now know how to reduce or eliminate the problems that have arisen from inbreeding among white tigers.
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Around the world, big cats are among the most recognized and admired animals, at the top of the food chain. Yet all seven species are listed as Threatened or Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, with the tiger categorized as Endangered.
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Endangered bats are evolving to fight off an exotic fungal disease. Little brown bats, an endangered species, have declined by more than 90% due to white-nose syndrome, a fungal disease that causes bats to wake up from hibernation, and consequently drains their essential fat reserves.
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Today, lions joined tigers, a few species of bears, and a host of other endangered species under the protection of the Endangered Species Act. Subspecies Panthera leo leo, which has a range covering parts of India and western and central Africa, will be listed as endangered.
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Of the three subspecies of Indonesian tigers, two — the Bali tiger and the Javan tiger — have been declared extinct. The Sumatran tiger still exists on Sumatra, but it is considered critically endangered, the result of hunting and rapid deforestation. “Javan tigers have been extinct for three generations,” Ms.
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Since 1986, the Asian elephant has been listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, as the population has declined by at least 50 percent over the last three elephant generations, which is about 60–75 years. It is primarily threatened by loss of habitat, habitat degradation, fragmentation and poaching.
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The illegal trade in tigers and tiger parts, made worse by captive breeding facilities across Asia alongside threats from habitat loss and human-wildlife conflict, has pushed this iconic species to the brink of extinction.
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The white tiger is not considered to be endangered, because it is not a normal species in the wild. White tigers are a mutant of normal tigers. The mutation is called albinism. All the white tigers currently alive descended from one white tiger, and they are all in captivity.
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The existing subspecies are Bengal, Indochinese, Sumatran, Siberian, and Malayan. Tigers are globally listed as “Endangered” on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. The Malayan and Sumatran sub-species are listed as “Critically Endangered.”
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Species become endangered for two main reasons: loss of habitat and loss of genetic variation. A loss of habitat can happen naturally.
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Today, due to habitat loss caused by deforestation, and hunting by human poachers, the Bengal tiger is considered to be an endangered species. Despite being the most common of all the tiger species, there are thought to be around 2,000 Bengal tigers left in the wild.
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According to the IUCN, both subspecies are “critically endangered,” which means they face an “extremely high risk” of extinction in the wild.
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White tigers are a mutant of normal tigers. The mutation is called albinism. All the white tigers currently alive descended from one white tiger, and they are all in captivity. Regular tigers are endangered because their hunting territories are being turned into farmland and they are prized for their pelts.
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Sadly, many bat species around the world are vulnerable or endangered due to factors ranging from loss and fragmentation of habitat, diminished food supply, destruction of roosts, disease and hunting or killing of bats.
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White tigers are created after the breeding of two Bengal tigers with a recessive gene which controls coat colour. White tigers were seen in the wild and documented in Indian literature dating back to the 15th century. ... There are no white tigers left in the wild, the last one being shot by a trophy hunter in 1958.
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The Siberian –or Amur- 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.
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Asian elephants are even more endangered than their African cousins. That's because the biggest threat to their survival isn't poaching but habitat loss.