Tigers Bounce Back

Who is Nilanga Jayasinghe?

• Someone who hunts tigers.

• Someone who poaches tigers.

• Someone who is trying to help tigers.

• Someone who works in a zoo.

Which question is answered in the section Tigers in Trouble?

• How many tigers are currently in the wild?

• What is the goal of the WWF?

• What is the good news for the big cats?

• What is happening to the tigers' habitats?

Which of these is NOT a reason that tigers are endangered?

• The World Wildlife Fund does not have enough money to protect tigers.

• Tigers are still hunted and killed illegally.

• People make rugs out of tiger fur.

• In China people grind up tiger bones to make medicine.

Which of the following is an opinion about the article?

• A recent study showed that the wild tiger population has increased for the first time in more than a hundred years.

• It is very important to learn facts about tigers.

• Their goal is to double the number of wild tigers in the world by 2022.

• Hunting tigers is against the law in most countries.

What is the best summary of this article?

• Tigers are endangered. In 2010, there were only about 3,200 left in forests. Things are getting better but tigers are still endangered.

• Tigers are endangered animals. There were only 3,200 of them left in the wild in 2010. Now, the World Wildlife Fund is helping tigers. Tigers were dying out because people hunt and kill them, sell them for rugs, and others use their bones to make medicine. Things are getting better for tigers but they are still endangered.

• Tigers have been struggling to live for many years. Poachers hunt and kill them and sell them for $70,000. People make rugs out of tiger fur. People in China make medicine out of tiger bones, Tigers are also losing their habitats because people have cleared the land to build homes and businesses.

• Many people are trying to help tigers. The WWF is a conservation group that wants to help tigers. Their goal is to double the number of tigers in the world by 2022. They are working with the government in Asia. Nilanga Jayasinghe is working hard to help.

What would be another good title for this article?

• Stop Hunting Tigers

• Tigers Need Your Help

• Keep up the Good Work

• Tigers Are Making a Comeback