With some 12,000 as private pets, it is thought that the United States has the world's largest population of tigers.
Tigers are native only to Asia, except for those in captivity, that is where they are found.
100,278 tigers are in the world and about 75% to 80% of them are in captivity
There are 1144 altogether. 70% of these are in captivity.
As of 2007, there were about 15,000 Bengal tigers in captivity around the world. In the wild, there were only around 3,000 left during the same year.
There are around 200 white tigers left in the world. However there are those in captivity which may not be counted therefore the figure is just estimated. White tigers are an Asian species which are found in the frozen tundra of the Soviet Far East, south to the humid jungles of Malaya.
There are about thousands of tigers in captivity around the world - more than there are tigers in the wild. Estimates in the US put the captive tiger population at between 5,000 and 10,000. In China, approximately 5,000 tigers are kept in squalid conditions, to be bred for their parts for an illegal market.
There are several hundred in captivity around the world. None in the wild for years.
As of March 2008, it was estimated that there were 300 Sumatran tigers left in the wild. I don't know how many are in captivity.
Because if they are kept in captivity they dont know how to fend for them selfs and catch there own food and they become defencless angainst the world
The rare white tigers are a color morph of the Bengal, not Siberian tiger. However, in captivity some white Bengals have been mated to siberians, producing white crossbreeds. Many white tigers can be seen in captivity, none seen in wild for many years.
sadly yes there are less than 5,000 Siberian tigers left in the world because of poachers killing them for their fur and around about 500-700 are in captivity
they are not many tigers in the worldThere are around 3500 left in the wild. Many more live in captivity than in the wild.
Yes, lions do frequently attack tigers and vice versa. However, for the most part, both lions and tigers can live together in harmony while in captivity.
Around 2520 red pandas are left in the world but 40 of those are in captivity.
There sre fewer than 5000 tigers in the wild, in six subspecies. There are many times more in captivity.
Tigers and lions inhabit different parts of the world, and the only contact they would have would be in captivity. Tigers are larger and more powerful, but not likely they would see each other as prey.
The rarest tiger is the Maltese tiger, with just ten left in the world and it's color all five of the tigers are in captivity and breeding is in progress. But it's not looking good for the tigers.its the mounting tiger
Laws are being put in place by many countries around the world prohibiting poachers from hunting tigers. Also, zoos are making efforts to help boost the tiger population by trying to breed those in captivity.
there are 3,200 tigers in the world
Tigers are only found in the wild in Asia. Most tigers live in southern Asia (India and Bangladesh), southeastern Asia (including Indonesia [Sumatra], Malaysia, Thailand, etc), China, and Siberia, which is in Russia.
all the tigers in the world are endangered there are only 7000 tigers left on the planet.
For one thing, don't buy tiger products like white tiger fur or teeth because people kill tigers to sell these products. Also, help protect the envirorment, because if we don`t stop hurting the envirorment, the only white tigers left in the world would be in captivity.
Golden tabby tigers are tigers with a rare color variation caused by a recessive gene. They can only be found in captivity. One lives in Dream World in Australia, one lives in the Isle of Wight Zoo in the UK, and two live in Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey.
Technically, white tigers are not a species. White tigers are just a rare color variation of tigers. Because the white color is not an adaptation, white tigers do not naturally exist in the wild except very rarely. However, humans find them beatiful, so they continue to inbreed the few white tigers that are in captivity.A better cause than trying to save the white tiger is to save tigers in the wild. One great organization for this is the World Wildlife Fund.
100% of tigers live in the world.