Endangered Species

Tiger: panthera tigris

Subspecies | Region | Number Left | As Of
--- | --- | --- | ---
Balian: P.t. balica | Bali | Extinct | 1937
Caspian: P.t. virgata | Caspian Sea | Extinct | 1950
Javan: P.t. sondaica | Java | Extinct | 1972
Amoy: P.t. amoyensis | South China | 20 (0.3%) | 1999
Sumatran: P.t. sumatrae | India, Bangladesh | 400 (7.6%) | 1999
Amur or Siberian: P.t. altaica | Far East Russia | 445 (8.4%) | 1999
Indo-chinese: P.t. corbetti | Indo-China | 1227 (23.3%) | 1998
Bengal: P.t. tigris | India | 3159 (60.1%) | 1999
Total: | 8 subspecies | 5251 |

The mighty Tiger faces numerous threats, among them poachers, habitat destruction, and trade in tiger bones for traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).

Black Rhino: diceros bicornis

Subspecies | Region | Number Left | As Of
--- | --- | --- | ---
Northwestern Black Rhino: D.b. longipes | Cameroon | 10 (0.3%) | 1999
Eastern Black Rhino: D.b. michaeli | Kenya (Ethiopia and Rwanda) | 485 (18.6%) | 1999
Southwestern Black Rhino: D.b. bicornis | Namibia | 740 (28.4%) | 1999
Southern Black Rhino: D.b. minor | Zimbabwe and South Africa | 1365 (52.4%) | 1999
Total: | 4 subspecies | 2600 |

The mighty Black Rhino faces numerous threats, among them poaching to satisfy demand for rhino horn in traditional Asian medicines and as decorative dagger handles in Middle East, and habitat destruction.