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Aye Yi Yi of the Tiger
World's tiger population unwell, WWF says |
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13 Mar 2008 |
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| Posted at 7:39 AM on 13 Mar 2008 Photo: Paul Buxton The world's tiger population is doing poorly and may have been halved in the last 25 years, according to the World Wildlife Fund. The group estimates that the global tiger population has plummeted to about 3,500 today from as many as 7,500 in 1982. Habitat destruction and poaching to feed the thriving market in tiger body parts are thought to be the main drivers of the population ... |
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| Topics: habitat loss, news, wildlife, World Wildlife Fund (all these topics) |
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