Connor, N. (2015, February 12). China Tiger Farms Put Big Cats in the Jaws of Extinction: Science X Network. Science X Network. Retrieved February, 2015 from <http://phys.org/news/2015-02-china-tiger-farms-big-cats.html>.

 

The Siberian Tiger Park in China, along with other breeding centers and farms in the country, breed tigers in order to sell their body parts for money after they die. China’s tiger farm industry says the trade in captive animals helps preserve the cats, but wildlife groups argue that it is actually increasing the amount of poaching of these animals.

 

This article relates to environmental science because human poaching and the Chinese economy are greatly interfering with the survival of this tiger species. I am quite disturbed by this article because these wild cats are being used for money instead of living freely like they are supposed to.  I think this is terrible and we need to do something to protect these endangered tigers.