Painting a Tiger The Tiger was chosen because of its strength, beauty and power, unfortunately, for those reason, it is now an endangered species because of over hunting for its fur coat, and its bones and body parts (for traditional Chinese medicine), as well as habitat erosion.
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) estimates that there are between 5,000 and 7,000 Tigers left in the wild. Over the last decade, the Tigers reside in 40 % less habitat, and occupy only 7% of their historic range.