Canine virus threatens Siberian tiger
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Threatened by deforestation and poaching to supply the black market trade in tiger body parts, it is one of the most endangered cats on the planet.
But over the past decade or so, a new threat has emerged – a silent, insidious one – canine distemper virus.
Worldwide there are an estimated 400-500 Siberian or Amur tigers.
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