Less than a century ago, tigers roamed a vast range, stretching from Turkey and the southern Caspian Sea, across Central Asia, through eastern China and the Indian subcontinent, and throughout Southeast Asia, including the islands of Sumatra, Java, and Bali. However, in recent decades, this range has dramatically contracted and fragmented.
Today, tigers survive only in scattered populations across parts of South Asia, Southeast Asia, Sumatra, the Russian Far East, and Northeast China. The map illustrates the historic and current geographic distribution of all tigers as well as possible reintroduction areas.
