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 ...

There, in riparian forests that line rivers like the Vakhsh in the former Soviet country of Tajikistan, the Caspian tiger (Panthera tigris virgata) prowled, awaiting the passage of a wild boar or ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...