TIGER POPULATION
Depending on the source of numbers, there are between 5,000 and 8,000 tigers remaining in the wild worldwide. Even if the more optimistic estimate of 8,000 were true, tigers are still face the serious threat of extinction.
Home • Back • Contact Us • Close Window
 
TIGER NUMBERS (ESTIMATES ONLY)

Vernacular Name
Bengal Tigers
Malayan Tigers
Indo-Chinese Tigers
Sumatran Tigers
Siberian TIgers
South China Tigers
Javan Tiger
Caspian Tiger
Bali Tiger
Scientific Name
P.t. tigris
P.t. malayensis
P.t. corbetti
P.t. sumatrae
P.t. altaica
P.t. amoyensis
P.t. sondaica
P.t. virgata
P.t. balica

Headcount
3,000-5,000
600-800
500-600
500-600
200-300
40-50
Extinct 1970s
Extinct 1950s
Extinct 1930s
Range
India, Bangladesh, Nepal
Malaysia
Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar
Sumatra Island (Indonesia)
former Soviet Union
Southern & Eastern China
Java Island (Indonesia)
Iran, Afghanistan, Soviet Union, Turkey
Bali Island (Indonesia)
Also See: The Trouble with Tigers • The Malayan Tiger