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Historic and Current Tiger Distribution
“In 2005 tigers occupied only 7.1% of their historical range. This represents a 92.9% range collapse over the last 150 years” “Setting Priorities for Tiger Conservation: 2005 – 2015” Sanderson, E.W., J. Forrest, C. Loucks, J. Ginsberg, E. Dinerstein, J. Seidensticker, P. Leimgruber, M. Songer, A. Heydlauff, T. O’Brien, G. Bryja, S. Klenzendorf, and E. Wikramanayake In Tigers of the World R. Tilson and P. Nyhus, eds.
Coggins, C. 2010. In Tilson and Nyhus (eds.) Tigers of the World: The Biology, Politics, and Conservation of Panthera tigris (2 nd Ed.) Amsterdam: Elsevier
Can we restore wild populations of South China tigers? International collaboration among State Forestry Administration of China and South China Tiger Office (R. Tilson & Minnesota Zoo with Colby College and others)
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