Subspecies | Region | Number Left | As Of |
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Bali | Extinct | 1937 |
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Caspian Sea | Extinct | 1950 |
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Java | Extinct | 1972 |
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South China | 20 | 1999 |
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India, Bangladesh | 400 | 1999 |
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Far East Russia | 445 | 1999 |
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Indo-China | 1227 | 1998 |
|
India | 3159 | 1999 |
The mighty Tiger faces numerous threats, among them poachers, habitat destruction, and trade in tiger bones for traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).
Subspecies | Region | Number Left | As Of |
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Cameroon | 10 | 1999 |
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Kenya (Ethiopia and Rwanda) | 485 | 1999 |
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Namibia | 740 | 1999 |
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Zimbabwe and South Africa | 1365 | 1999 |
The mighty Black Rhino faces numerous threats, among them poaching to satisfy demand for rhino horn in traditional Asian medicines and as decorative dagger handles in Middle East, and habitat destruction.