In 20 years, the world will not have tigers

In the next 20 years, all the world's tigers can disappear completely in nature if countries do not promote strong measures to protect them, warn experts of nature conservation.

The warning was given by the Save The Tigers, based in Washington, USA, at an international conference on tiger conservation in Kathmandu, Nepal on October 28. According to the organization's calculations, the world currently has only about 3,500 tigers living in nature in Asian and Russian countries. Meanwhile, the number of tigers on the planet a century ago was about 100,000.

Two Amur tigers.This tiger once thrived in West Asia and Central Asia, but now it is only found in eastern Siberia in Russia.

Illegal tigers are hunted for their body parts. A tiger's skin can be purchased for up to 20,000 USD in many countries, such as China. Asia is a hot spot for smuggling rare animals. The International Police Organization (Interpol) said that the total value of transactions in the Asian smuggling market could reach more than US $ 20 billion per year.

The narrow environment and the decline in the number of bait are also threats to tigers - the species is called ' Asian heritage ' by conservationists.

Mahendra Shrestha, program director of the Tiger Rescue Foundation, said that the enactment of strict laws on tiger protection and regular patrols to prevent poaching and protect their living areas Can help improve the situation.

Statistics show that the tiger is now only alive in nature in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Russia, Thailand and Vietnam.