Global Tiger Day: WWF says more needs to be done to protect species in the wild
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Can you spot these two tigers hiding in the bushes? Numbers of wild tigers are up in India but it is not such positive news in other parts of the world.
Over the last 25 years tigers have become extinct in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam.
This tiger doesn't look that impressed! Conservation charity, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), is calling for more to be done to protect these big cats.
Becci May, Senior Programme Advisor for Asia at WWF-UK, said: "By putting the right measures in place, the populations of these beautiful big cats can recover. It’s not too late to reverse the decline of tiger numbers in mainland Southeast Asia, but it will require urgent action and political will."
This female tiger is taking a stroll with her cubs. Efforts to protect the animals in India have meant numbers there have risen, but they are still under threat from poaching, traps and loss of habitat.
This hidden camera caught a pic of this tiger in Malaysia. There has been a significant drop in numbers of the animal in the country although a local project by people living in the Belum-Temengor Forest Complex has led to a 94 percent reduction in active snares since 2017.
Tiger reserves are areas where the animals are protected. India is celebrating the approval of 14 sites with Conservation Assured Tiger Standards. It is hoped by next year, which is the Chinese year of the Tiger, more protections will be in place in other countries.
The WWF says that the efforts to save tigers will also help the natural environment by reducing the impact of climate change and natural disasters, and by providing jobs for people too.
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