General facts about harimau? Facts about the past harimau? Facts about the future harimau?

Tigers, Panthera tigris, are the biggest cats of all, and they're the only large cats with stripes. They are mostly nocturnal (more active at night) and are ambush predators that rely on the camouflage their stripes provide.

Once, eight subspecies of tigers roamed the forests of Asia. Now there are only five. Bali, Javan, and Caspian tigers were driven to extinction in just the past 50 years.

Just a century ago, an estimated 100,000 tigers inhabited the forests of Asia. Now scarcely 6,000 remain, and soon this magnificent cat may only exist in zoos.

If no action is taken, tiger experts believe wild tigers may disappear altogether by 2022. But tigers can recover, and quickly – as long as they, their prey, and their forest home are properly protected.