{"id":31558,"date":"2025-03-30T12:41:22","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T07:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=31558"},"modified":"2025-04-16T12:55:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T07:25:07","slug":"amur-tigers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/amur-tigers\/","title":{"rendered":"Amur Tigers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Amur Tigers Latest News<\/h2>\n<p>A recent study published in Oryx highlights the alarming rise in tiger roadkill incidents, which could impact their long-term survival.<\/p>\n<h2>About the Amur Tigers<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Scientific name: <\/strong><i>Panthera tigris altaica<\/i><\/li>\n<li><strong>Common name: <\/strong>Amur Tiger \/ Siberian Tiger<\/li>\n<li><strong>IUCN red list status: Endangered<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Population: <\/strong>Estimated <strong>265\u2013486<\/strong> (2022) in Russia, with a small number in China &amp; possibly North Korea<\/li>\n<li><strong>Habitat: <\/strong>Primarily in <strong>eastern Russia&#8217;s birch forests<\/strong>, with some presence in China and North Korea<\/li>\n<li><strong>Diet: Carnivore<\/strong> \u2013 Preys on elk, wild boar, and other ungulates<\/li>\n<li><strong>Size: 10.75 feet in length<\/strong>, weighing <strong>up to 660 pounds<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lifespan: 10-15 years in the wild<\/strong>, up to <strong>20 years in captivity<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Unique adaptations: <\/strong>Thick fur, large size, and a lighter coat color for <strong>cold climates<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Amur Tigers FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q1: <\/strong>What are Amur Tigers?<br \/>\n<strong>Ans<\/strong>: Amur Tigers, also known as Siberian Tigers, are the largest tiger subspecies native to the Russian Far East and parts of China.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q2: <\/strong>Why are Amur Tigers endangered?<br \/>\n<strong>Ans<\/strong>: Habitat destruction, poaching, and human-wildlife conflict have led to their population decline.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q3:<\/strong> What conservation efforts are being taken to protect Amur Tigers?<br \/>\n<strong>Ans<\/strong>: Russia has strict anti-poaching laws, tiger reserves, and international cooperation with China for conservation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q4: <\/strong>How many Amur Tigers are left in the wild?<br \/>\n<strong>Ans<\/strong>: As of recent estimates, around 500-600 Amur Tigers remain in the wild.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/wildlife-biodiversity\/roads-are-taking-a-toll-on-amur-tigers-in-the-russian-far-east\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DTE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amur Tigers, also known as Siberian Tigers, are the largest tiger subspecies native to the Russian Far East and parts of China.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":31559,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-31558","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31558","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31558"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31558\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31558"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}