Most tigers in the world live in the USA!

Sunday, September 13th, 2009

You would be forgiven for thinking that tigers, although endangered, would be most prevalent in their native lands of India, Africa and Tibet etc. The sad truth however is that most tigers are in captivity rather than their natural wild habitats.

The USA has the most tigers in ownership, with an estimated 4,000 in Texas alone. Mike Tyson personally owns 4 tigers as pets. The American Zoo and Aquarium Association estimates that there are up to 12,000 tigers in the US.

Some scientists estimate that there are only between 5,000 and 7,000 wild tigers left on the planet. To put this in some perspective, a century ago there were 40,000 in India alone.

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