Why tigers became extinct?

Tigers are not extinct as a species, but there are three extinct subspecies. Caspian, Javan, and Bali tigers are extinct. There were once nearly 120,000 tigers in Asia.

there would be no bengal tigers

they'll be sorry for the tigers because the hunted them down

the caspian, bali and javan tiger.

they were hunted so much that they became extinct

The Balinese Tiger became extinct in 1937 and until that time they resided on the Island of Bali. In the 1950's the Caspian Tiger became extinct.

yes Yes, the saber tooth tiger is extinct, the last of their kind became extinct thousands of years ago.

Yes. The Smilodon, colloquially known as the Sabre-Toothed Tiger, became extinct about 10,000 years ago.

lions, tigers, crocodiles & hyenas.

there wouldn't be anymore Siberian tigers

Unfortunately, no-one did. The Tasmanian tiger, more correctly known as the Thylacine, became extinct in 1936.

Sabor tooth tigers, wooly mammoths, etc

well since tigers eat many things all the things that they eat well there will be more of them

Tigers are not extinct, although they are endangered.

Currently, tigers are not extinct, however, they are endangered.

Tigers are extinct because people hunt them. Tigers are getting extinct because of habitat loss. And because of poaching.

The Javan, Caspian, and Bali tigers are extinct.

Tigers are not extinct. They are still living creatures on earth.

No white tigers should not be extinct.

One of the main reasons why the Caspian tigers became extinct was due to the loss of habitat from farming. However, they were also poached in high numbers.

It has been said that Indonesian tigers have been around since dinosaurs roamed our planet. As for other tigers like Bengals, ECT., probably after the dinosaurs became extinct!

you never know when tigers are going to be extinct because we still have a lot of tigers left.

No white tigers are not extinct. They are endangered. We have to do our best to save them.

No, they became extinct thousands of years ago. See 'Related Links' below

They became extinct about 10 million years ago, but i do not know when they "started?"

form what i know all the way till they became extinct in the late 1950's

Bengal Tigers are not extinct although they are classified as an endangered species, with estimates of just over 2,000 left in the wild. In the late 1700 to mid 1800's, estimates were there over 100,000 Bengal tigers, with the vast majority (nearly 90,000) in India and Nepal.

Bengal tigers are not extinct, however they are currently classed as endangered.

The Balinese Tiger and the Javan Tiger are two extinct species of Tigers.

the reson is easy... their pelts were rare and became the number one most wanted furniture in the world, so by 1978 most of the types of tigers were extinct hoped this helped =D The Caspian, Javan, and Bali tigers are extinct. Mainly because of poaching for body parts, and habitat destruction. There are six subspecies still around, though all are endangered.

White tigers are not extinct. they are not a separate sub-species. they are a genetic mutant of any of the 6 sub-specieses. therefore white tigers will occur until all tigers are extinct.

The following species of tigers either are already specified as extinct or may be near extinction in the wild: Caspian Tigers Bali Tigers Javan Tigers Chinese Tigers

White tigers are not extinct. They are usually a morph color of the subspecies Bengal and even though they are rare they are not extinct.

Sabre Toothed Tigers became extinct because of hunting and the Ice Age.

I am happy to report that Siberian tigers are not extinct. Unfortunately, they are endangered, and could become extinct if people do not stop poachers who kill them (and all types of tigers), for their beautiful hides.

The Thylacine, also known as the Tasmanian Tiger (though not related to tigers at all) became extinct because the European settlers saw it as a threat to their livestock and petitioned for a bounty to be placed on it. This enabled them to freely hunt the animal, leading directly to its extinction.

Three are already extinct; they are the Bali, Javan, and Caspian tigers.

Although Siberian Tigers are not extinct, there are only around 450 of them left in the entire world. So no, they are not extinct, only endangered.

There were probably few or none, because that is right around the time when they became extinct.

Saber toothed cats (tigers) became extinct 11,000 years ago. Food sources were large animals such as elephants, rhinos and colossal herbivores of the era

No, but it is endangered of becoming extinct.

There are currently 2500 tigers in the world so they are predicted to go extinct about 2060

tigers are killed for their beutiful skin.

Sabre-toothed Tigers became extinct 8000 years ago, so they no longer eat anything. Normal tigers that exist today are carnivores - they eat meat, including deer.

Yes they are extinct

caspian tigers are extinct

No. Tigers are still around, but endangered.

No they have been extinct a long time There have been several distinct species of sabertoothed cats through prehistory, all of which are now extinct. There was even one marsupial sabertoothed "cat." The last of the sabre-toothed tigers died thousands of years ago. no they are extinct, and they have been extinct for exactly 11.000 years They did exist, but only in history. Due to the Ice Age and other complications the saber tooth tiger…

all tigers are endangerd; three speices of tigers are already extinct

Most scientists believes that in the year 2,050 AD, lions and tigers will probably go extinct.