Poaching for fur and destruction of habitat have greatly reduced tiger populations in the wild. At the start of the 20th century, it is estimated there were over 100,000 tigers in the world but the population has dwindled to about 2,000 in the wild.

• 20th century,
• destruction,
• destruction of habitat,
• fur,
• habitat,
• Poaching,
• tiger,
• tiger populations,
• tigers