25 years, the number of tigers in the world halved

Over the past 25 years, the world's tiger population has halved, mainly due to human activities, warned by experts from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

At a conference in Stockholm, Sweden, the WWF said that the population of tigers can now be as low as 3,500 compared to 5,000-7,000 in 1982, many of which are highly endangered like the male tiger. Chinese, Sumatra tiger .

WWF estimates the world has only about 3,500 tigers (Photo: AFP)

BBC quoted Sujoy Banerjee - WWF expert in India - said in this country, there were about 40,000 tigers living in the early 20th century, but by 2002, they only had no more than 1,400 children, reducing to 60%. The biggest threat to them is the poor Indian farmers: they kill them to protect their livestock - their source of life.

The situation in Indonesia is even more tragic, where deforestation is quite common. Reports say the Sumatran tiger, a species classified as an endangered group, has become increasingly absent in nature due to its invasion of its habitat.

However, WWF is optimistic that if there are adequate protection measures, the number of tigers in the world may increase again. 'Tigers are standing between two paths, one on the other is on the side and on the other on extinction, and the way they follow the path is entirely dependent on us,' Banerjee said.

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