On February 14, 2010, the Chinese lunar calendar moved into the Year of the Tiger. Unfortunately, the plight of wild tigers doesn’t call for much celebration. Three subspecies have been driven to extinction in the past century alone and experts estimate there are as few as 3,200 tigers left in the wild. The good news is that together we can secure a future for these magnificent big cats. Join WWF to reach Tx2, our goal to double the number of wild tigers by 2022, the next Year of the Tiger.
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Big Cats in Big Trouble
Explore our interactive Top 10 Tiger Trouble Spots in 2010 map and discover the major threats to these endangered wild cats as the Year of the Tiger 2010 unfolds. This snapshot will take you from China to Europe, highlighting the pressure of the human footprint on fragile tiger lands and persistent demand for illegal tiger parts. The situation is urgent with as few as 3,200 tigers left in the wild. But there is hope and still time for us to turn things around for the world’s wild tigers.