[Animals] In the midst of the environmental crisis, tigers have given us a pleasant surprise

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The list of animals in danger of extinction grows every year without exception, reminding us of the deadly effects of the human footprint on Earth. However, this year also brought good news: there are more tigers in the wild than previously believed.
The new figures of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN, for its acronym in English) reveal that there are currently between 3,726 and 5,578 in the wild, which implies an increase of 40% compared to the previous count dating from 2015.

UCN claims that the change is the result of an improvement in monitoring actions, but adds another encouraging fact: the number of tigers worldwide appears to be stable or increasing.

"Recovery (of the species) is possible as long as conservation efforts continue," the organization says, warning that tigers are still considered an "endangered" species in their categorization.

The threats to these spectacular animals are well known: poaching of tigers and their prey and habitat destruction as a result of agricultural activity and human settlement.

Tigers, in fact, can live in very diverse habitats that include savannahs, tropical forests, grasslands and even mangroves. according to WWF.

And yet, 93% of the area they have historically occupied disappeared precisely because of human action.

The way to save them, that the conservation organization reminds, does not need new tools either. It mainly involves increasing protected areas and connecting them with each other to the best of their ability and ensuring that they are managed effectively.

https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2022/07/22/tigres-extincion-aumento-iucn-orix/