New threat to Siberian tiger Siberian tiger is one of world's most endangered species The world's biggest cat, the rare Siberian tiger, is facing a new threat.
Siberian tigers are usually extremely shy.
Even staff of the anti-poaching unit in Khabarovsk Territory can only boast of one or two encounters with the animals they guard, Russian NTV television said in a special report on the endangered species. Patrols check all cars in a bid to thwart poachers But unusually low temperatures in the tiger's natural habitat in eastern Siberia and northeastern China this winter have led to a reduction in stocks of reindeer and wild boar, a staple of its diet. This has driven the tigers ever closer to populated areas, where they are at risk from poachers. These are professional poachers. They get them everywhere and they take everything they come across.