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The Malayan tiger is a tiger from a specific population of the Panthera tigris tigris subspecies that is native to Peninsular Malaysia. [2] This population inhabits the southern and central parts of the Malay Peninsula , and has been classified as critically endangered .
The Malayan tiger, a close relative of the Indochinese tiger, is endemic to the Malay peninsula [4] with a remaining population of about 300 (250-340). [6] Small cats such as the bay cat and various civet cats are also found. [4] 1200 Asian elephants exist on the Peninsula, [5] with another population
The Malayan tiger was recognized as a subspecies in 2004. Like all tigers, ... Their slightly darker, reddish-orange coats also distinguish them from other tiger species.
The tiger has been listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List since 1986 and the global tiger population is thought to have continuously declined from an estimated population of 5,000–8,262 tigers in the late 1990s to 3,726–5,578 individuals estimated as of 2022. [1]
Olan is an 11-year-old Malayan tiger who arrived from the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle back in 2019. Olan was relocated to the El Paso Zoo in hopes of breeding with Seri, a 17-year-old Malayan tiger.
The Bengal tiger is a population of the Panthera tigris tigris subspecies and the nominate tiger subspecies. It ranks among the largest wild cats alive today. It is estimated to have been present in the Indian subcontinent since the Late Pleistocene for about 12,000 to 16,500 years.
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In 2007, they implemented a hotline to report tiger-related crimes, such as poaching. [5] In order to deter poaching, they organize "Cat Walks", a citizen patrol in danger zones. [6] In 2009, they planned to double the tiger population from 500 to 1000 by 2020, [7] [8] but they called this goal "unachievable" in 2014. [9]