Tigers populations have faced decades of habitat destruction, poaching, and human-wildlife conflict, leading to a dramatic ...

There are six living subspecies of tigers: Bengal, Amur, South China, Sumatran, Indochinese, and Malayan, according a study published today (October 25) in Current Biology. The distinctions could help ...

Golden Tabby tigers, a rare form of the Bengal tiger, are distinguished by their beautiful golden coat and white stripes.

The tigers aren't a subspecies of tiger but instead are either a Bengal or Siberian tiger with a genetic mutation called leucism, according to the International Fund for Animal Welfare.

In separate incidents in early March, officials across three Indonesian provinces rescued a critically endangered Sumatran ...

An estimated 100,000 tigers prowled the wild 100 years ago. Now estimates are fewer than 4,000. According to the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, four subspecies (Bali, Caspian, Javan and South ...

Poaching, deforestation and over-hunting have all taken their toll. Three of the world’s nine tiger subspecies became extinct last century, and many scientists believe a fourth, the South China ...

Amur tigers, which used to be called Siberian tigers, are the largest of the nine tiger subspecies and are an endangered species. Only about 500 of the tigers are believed to remain in their ...

"Sumatran tigers are the rarest and smallest subspecies of tiger in the world, with the latest figures suggesting that only around 300 remain in the wild." The zoo launched its Tiger Territory ...

who is among the top 10 most genetically valuable female tigers of her subspecies, according to Boulger. Neither tiger have produced cubs before, and the pairing was chosen to help preserve the ...