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Tigers terms
Tigers in the wild and in captivity: Bengal, Siberian, Sumatran and Malayan tigers, populations, conservation and attacks.
Big catAn informal name for the largest wild cats, usually the lion, tiger, leopard and jaguar, and often the snow leopard, cheetah and cougar too.Endangered speciesA species at high risk of extinction, either under the IUCN Endangered category or on a legal list that protects it, which are different systems.PoachingThe illegal killing or capture of wild animals, often for their skins, bones, teeth or meat, a major threat to tigers, leopards and other wild cats.Human-wildlife conflictHarm that people and wild animals cause each other, such as big cats killing livestock and herders killing cats in return.