There is only about 200 worldwide. They are a mutation, there has never been a documented wild birth of a white tiger. All white tigers have been bred and raised from the same white tiger found in the 1950's, all inbred to keep the white gene alive.
Total wild population is around 3300 now, of which nearly 2000 are Bengal tigers.
White tigers are only rare color morphs of the Bengal tiger, and can appear in a litter of normal cubs at any time. Currently, there are no known white wild tigers.
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In the 1800's, the estimated world population of tigers was over 200,000.
According to fedstats.gov, the estimated population of White County, Tennesse, is 24,482.
The population is estimated to be below 2,000. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigers
White tigers are only a rare color phase of the Bengal tiger. As of today, there are not any white tigers among the wild population.
Several hundred, all in captivity.
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The rare mutation of the tiger that is white is a Bengal tiger, not a Siberian. None have been seen among the wild Bengal population in years.
The white tiger started from humans breeding tigers in captivity. To make the tiger thrive they would have to establish a small population of white tigers to release in the wild because a tiger with and orange coloring will not mate with a white tiger.
A recent census of the Siberian tiger (Panthera Tigris altaica) population reveals that their numbers are holding steady. Scientists have found that between 334 and 417 adult tigers now inhabit the Siberian forests. This latest tiger count is slightly higher than the tiger count of 1996, which estimated an adult tiger population to be within the range of 330 and 371 individuals.