NEW DELHI, India, February 13, 2008 (ENS) India has lost more than half of its tiger population in the past five years, a new government tiger census shows. Crunching the numbers for its 2006-2007 census, the National Tiger Conservation Authority estimates the population at between 1,165 and 1,657 tigers.

At the last census in 2002, observers counted 3,642 tigers across India.

And meanwhile, this is going on as well: Poaching in Sumatra, now more than ever.

Save this picture, so you can explain to your grandchildren what a tiger was. Tell them, of course, to imagine it without a collar.

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