The palm oil industry is one of the greatest threats to endangered species. Palm oil is used often as cooking oil in countries around the world. Palm oil is used in ice cream, cakes, cosmetics, dish soap, and many other products.
The production level needed to meet global demand is ultimately unsustainable and harmful to the environment and wildlife. Oil palm trees only grow around the equator, palm oil plantations are overtaking some of the world’s most biodiverse rain forests.
Palm oil is directly effecting the tiger conservation status and pushing this status closer to the "Extinction" level.