Background - March 10, 2006
The largest cat on earth living in the snow forests of Asian Russia.
The Siberian tiger is a big cat with black stripes, which makes
it almost invisible when it quietly stalks its prey in the forest.
It is extremely strong - and can even drag away horses!
Siberean tigers love thick forests, reed covered banks and
bamboo bushes as well as grasslands. They live in the forests of
Asian Russia, which is the eastern third of the Russian Federation
and covers over 663 million hectares, more than two-thirds of the
US.
Siberian tigers share their home with leopards, bears and deers
as well as indigenous people and many different types of
plants.
A century ago there were still several thousand Siberian tigers
in the wild but due to illegal logging and poaching, only 400 live
freely in a small area north of Vladivostok along the Sea of
Japan.
The ancient forests and their famous animals inhabitants need
your help.
Click here to take action today to help save the homes of these magnificent animals!