Siberian tiger

1996/06/01 Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria

• Ekologia

Its appearance is extremely terrifying, but the one that appears totally frightened before the future is the Siberian tiger. In fact, those responsible for several environmental groups claim to have taken their own, but do not want to give in without pressuring the Siberian authorities. As a sample of the situation, data have been given on the decline of the tiger population in recent years, which in its day was the king of the whole environment, currently lives totally marginalized. Last year only about 80 specimens were seen throughout Siberia. This is another beautiful endangered animal. Don't you think of a long list?

The factors that have endangered the survival of the Siberian tiger are many and varied. On the one hand, environmentalists recognize that the tiger population has not adequately adjusted to the new territorial distribution created by industrialization. That would be one of the reasons. More important is the situation caused by human pressure. Products made with Siberian tiger skin are sold in luxury stores in Russia and in the Chinese market also have easy access. As a result of this trend, illegal hunters are flooding into Siberia.

Bali was first the tiger and then came the turn of Java. In all these places the tiger can be considered practically disappeared. The situation in India is no sweeter and now it is the turn of the Siberian tiger. What will be next?