Tigers face several major environmental threats:
- Habitat loss: Human development, agriculture, and land use destroy and fragment tiger habitats.
- Poaching: Tigers are hunted for fur, meat, and body parts used in traditional medicine.
- Climate change: Shifting weather patterns affect food and water availability and disrupt ecosystems.
- Human-tiger conflict: Expanding human populations lead to conflicts that kill both tigers and people.
- Illegal wildlife trade: Domestic and international trade in tiger parts contributes to population decline.