Tigers once roamed a broad territory across Asia, eastern Russia, and various islands of the Indian Ocean. Over the past century, hunting and habitat loss have reduced their range by more than 90 percent and have severely diminished the massive cats’ populations. Hundreds of thousands of tigers roamed in the wild 100 years ago, but a 2016 count estimated fewer than 4,000 wild tigers remained.
A Bengal tiger in Ranthambore National Park, India
Today in History
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The Blue City of Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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Amphitheatre of El Jem, Tunisia
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Vieste, Apulia, Italy
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World Dolphin Day
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The Grand Départ: Tour de France begins
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A cry for independence
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Memorial Day
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World Wildlife Day
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A treaty for science
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International Moon Day
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The otherworldly red river
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National Park Week: Guadalupe Mountains National Park
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Bournemouth beach huts
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Montreux, Switzerland, and all that jazz
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A ‘city’ within Valencia
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Mountain goats
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Three cheers for polar bears!
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Keep calm and drive on (slowly)
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Inside the Oculus
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What does the fox dream?
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Singing praises of the oceans
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Polar bears