why is it important to save the siberian tigers?

Answer 1

Siberian Tigers are the rarest subspecies of tiger and the largest tiger subspecies in the world. It is important to save them because they are beautiful and strong creatures, and they need to be saved, not captured.

Answer 2

The first thing to consider is that species becoming endangered and then going extinct is nothing new. Take the Dinosaurs or Australia's Megafauna. Evolution will provide us with 'new and improved' species that will fill niches once occupied by those spp that weren't able to 'cut it' at this stage of the Earth's geological, ecological and social evolution. The real question is how do endangered species affect us personally - economically, agriculturally and aesthetically? Therein lies the true source for why people place such importance in the extinction of species. Ecologists call much of this interest the "Cuddle Factor"; if a species' eyes are facing forward and it has fur and looks like a baby then it's protection will gain more traction and affection within our global community than say for example an endangered snake or scorpion, whether this interest is due is a very personal thing, however objectively we can probably say that it isn't (keep readin for the reason). Ask yourself "why does the WWF use the Panda as it's logo?" Do you think it would gain the same funding and recognition if they used the Gippsland Giant Earth Worm as their logo? I doubt it. Is the Panda an important species worth saving...maybe - maybe not... When certain spp that are endangered become extinct, their loss WILL contribute to some pretty hefty negative economic and agricultural outcomes - as an example, if Krill became extinct because of a loss of sea ice (which they rely on to breed and live) then the entire ocean's ecosystem will fall down, thus will our fisheries and it doesn't take a scientist to tell you what would happen if that occured. We call these species (such as Krill, honeybees, earthworms and microrhizal fungi) Keystone Species (the Panda is not a keystone spp) and they provide for the foundation of life as we know it on Earth - ours included. Most ecologists will tell you that it is vitally important from a human existence point of view that we ensure these keystone species are protected, otherwise we face extinction or at the very least, a mass decline in population (which wouldn't be such a bad thing) ourselves. However, most people don't want to spend money to save keystone spp because they lack the cuddle factor or aren't sexy enough to draw in government, philanthropic and industry funding, most people are more interested in saving things like pandas and tigers which are socially (aesthetically) important as they are cute and highly visible. It's the same as tackling global warming, most people don't care about the fundamentals of human life because it's served to them on a silver platter (unless you live in Africa or India etc) because they either don't know the real reason for why, or it's simply not sexy enough and doesn't rate in their attention span. In the end, what's more valuable to you - funding the retention of species that, should they go extinct will not affect our lives, but at least we'll have cuddly cute things to look at while we die of mass starvation; or, funding the retention of species that should they go extinct will certainly cause the demise of the human race even though we may not be able to see them or they have a hard bony and unattractive exo-skeleton? I personally think that we should concentrate on the latter and then worry about the former when we have left over money.

Answer 3

The simple answer is..... it's not.

But if we all took this attitude, then the earth would gradually be devoid of certain animals. Nature is finely balanced. The lowly bee is one of the most important things on earth. Without it plants could not polinate. Flowers and plants would die, as would the insects and animals that rely on those plants. But who pays attention to a little bee?

I grew up in a world with siberian tigers. I want my grandchildren to have that pleasure.

Answer 4

Once again I answer, do your own homework._