The Tiger headed the list threatened by the year of the Tiger

The number of tigers decreased by 95% within a century and now only about 3,200 live on the planet. So this year, tigers will top the list of species to be protected.

According to the Telegraph, efforts to prevent tiger extinction will be boosted in 2010 after the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) puts the tiger at the top of the list of endangered animals. . The number of tigers in the world has decreased by 95% over the last 100 years. The future of children is still threatened by poaching, deforestation and climate change.

WWF announced that it would increase patrol activities and coordinate with governments to prevent tiger hunting and illegal trade in their parts. Increasing people's responsibilities in forest management will also be promoted. WWF will make adequate compensation for farmers who lose their cattle by tigers so they do not seek to kill them.

Nature conservationists say the world has only about 3,200 tigers. Photo: Telegraph .

Diane Walkington, WWF's creature protection program manager in the UK, said: "Chinese people call 2010 tiger year. So we decided to put tigers on the top 10 list. "Of course animals need to be protected. Of course, the world has several thousand species in danger, but we need to choose a specific species to attract the attention of public opinion . "

According to Walkington, if you want to save tigers, people must protect their habitat. But the tiger's habitat is also home to many other animals.

"Therefore, if we have the right strategy and save the tiger, we will protect many other endangered species," Walkington said.

The number of tigers fell sharply in the last century due to many human activities. Tiger skin is considered a valuable commodity in many countries. So the poachers eagerly hunted tigers to get their skin. Many people want to buy other parts of the tiger body to make medicine. Poachers also kill many animals that are prey to tigers. That situation caused their food supply to decline, forcing them to attack farmers' cattle to eat.

The area of ​​forest has become increasingly narrow due to human destruction of forests for agricultural production and road construction. So tigers are being cornered into smaller forests, where their fate becomes more fragile.

Climate change is also a threat to tigers. For example, the giant mangrove forest of the Sunderbans Islands (extending from India to Bangladesh) is home to 70% of Bengal tigers. But within the next 50 years, 70% of mangrove forests may disappear due to sea level rise.