The Caspian Tiger,(Panthera tigris virgata) genetic roots span over a million years. A nearly cataclysmic event during the late Pleistocene Era, some 10,000 to 12,000 years ago nearly wiped out ...

(Credit: Ilbusca/Getty Images) The Caspian tiger's (Panthera tigris virgata) story is a tragic tale. Once a dominant predator of Asia's diverse landscapes, its disappearance testifies to the darker ...

The Caspian tiger, Panthera tigris virgata, once prowled throughout Central Asia, from Turkey to the Takla Makan desert in China, via Iran and Kazakhstan. Sadly, due to hunting and habitat loss, the ...

Tigers have the species name Panthera tigris. There are nine subspecies ... according to the IUCN. The Caspian tiger (also called the Hyrcanian tiger or Turan tiger) became extinct in the 1970 ...

Caspian tiger’s roar has not been heard for years Once upon a time, the Caspian tiger (Panthera tigris virgata) ranged from eastern Turkey through the southern Caspian region of northern Iran to the ...

The Caspian tiger, Panthera tigris virgata, went extinct in the 1960s. Their numbers dwindled due to poaching, habitat loss, and food shortages. The former Soviet Union once offered rewards for ...

At the turn of the century there were an estimated 100,000 wild tigers across the forests of Asia. Today, there are somewhere between 5,000 and 7,000 left. One hundred years ago, tigers ranged ...

Tigers (Panthera tigris) are the biggest of the world’s cats. They are fierce, solitary animals that hunt across many miles, at speeds of up to 65 miles per hour, for their prey of antelope and ...

The tiger (Panthera tigris) is the largest cat on the planet, and contains several varieties including the Siberian, Sumatran and Bengal tigers. Sub-species such as the Javan, Bali and Caspian tigers ...