Saving the Tiger — Flashcards

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The main idea is that tigers are endangered due to poaching, habitat loss, and prey depletion, but with strong protection and public cooperation, their population can recover. Saving tigers also helps…

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'Endangered' means a species is at risk of becoming extinct because its population is very low. Example: Tigers are endangered because only about 3,000 remain in Indian forests.

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Poaching means hunting or killing animals illegally. In the chapter, people poach tigers for their skin, bones, and body parts, which are sold in China and Southeast Asia.

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Tigers are poached because their skin is used for decoration, and their bones and body parts are used in traditional medicine in countries like China and Southeast Asia, even though there is no scient…

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Habitat is the natural home or environment where an animal lives. For tigers, it is forests with enough prey, water, and shelter.

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As human population grew, forests were cut down for agriculture and development. This destroyed tiger habitats, forcing them into small areas like national parks, making survival harder.

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'Cloaked in forest' means the whole country was once fully covered with forests, like a cloak. The phrase suggests green and dense forest cover across India in the past.

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Tigers need animals like deer to eat. When people illegally hunt these animals for meat, tigers have less food. A tigress may not be able to raise her cubs if prey is scarce.