Tigers, Pumas And Jaguars

Explores the habits of pumas, jaguars and tigers and shows how these animals are in danger of extinction. Narrated by Lorne Greene. , Variously called puma, cougar, or mountain lion, the great wild cat once roamed from Alaska to the southern-most tip of South America. The cougar's domain has now shrunk to small reserves in high mountains. The jaguar is now a disappearing presence in the jungles of South America. As with so many species, its beautiful skin has been its undoing. The tiger--greatest of the big cats--once ranged from Siberia to the islands of Indonesia. Of eight species of tiger, six are almost extinct, and the total population is today estimated at a mere 2,000., Variously called puma, cougar, or mountain lion, the great wild cat once roamed from Alaska to the southern-most tip of South America. The cougar's domain has now shrunk to small reserves in high mountains. The jaguar is now a disappearing presence in the jungles of South America. As with so many species, its beautiful skin has been its undoing. The tiger--greatest of the big cats--once ranged from Siberia to the islands of Indonesia. Of eight species of tiger, six are almost extinct, and the total population is today estimated at a mere 2,000.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.