Caspian tiger

Caspian tiger.

Scientific name: Panthera tigris virgata

As forests shrink and cities expand, large predators such astigers are encountering people ever more frequently. As with the Zouwu, these confrontations can be dangerous for humans and big cats alike.

Caspian tigers, once found across Central Asia, are victims of this conflict. This subspecies was driven to extinction in the 1970s as humans replaced its habitat with farms and cities. For the world’s wild tigers to survive, we need to find new ways of living peacefully alongside big cats.