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World's last wild Siberian tigers threatened by iIllegal logging, global warming, disease
2014-08-22 21:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: This is the second part of series examining the impact of forest loss on Siberian tigers. Part I discussed overall forest loss in the region and its major drivers. The very fact that there are Siberian tigers in the world today is something of a miracle. In the 1940s, just 20 animals remained in the wild. Indiscriminate hunting and poaching had nearly wiped out the worlds largest cat. Creation of the 4,000-square kilometer (1,544-square mile) Sikhote-Alin Biosphere Reserve and careful conservation...
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