Why are Indo-Chinese Tigers Endangered?
According to the WWF, the “key menace” facing Indo-Chinese tigers “is direct poaching of both tiger and its prey.” All tiger sub-species have been hunted since ancient times. Per the WWF, “tigers are poisoned, shot, trapped and snared, and the majority of these animals are sought to meet the demands of a continuing illegal wildlife trade – which includes traditional Chinese medicine.” “It is thought the Indochinese tiger is disappearing faster than any other tiger sub-species with one tiger being killed each week by poachers,” says Tigersincrisis.com. According to The Tiger Foundation, poaching is largely promoted by regressive economic situations in countries housing Indo-Chinese tigers: “The animals simply offer too large and tempting an incentive on the black market for villagers who might otherwise be able to ignore the animals presence or at least tolerate its cohabitation. Those same economic forces often lead both individuals and governments to plunder the natural resources asso
