According to the latest figures the tiger population in the world has come down alarmingly to 3200, falling by more than 40 per cent in the past decade. Wild life experts says that deforestation and poaching are the main reason for the decline in their population. According to studies, the climate change leading to rise in sea levels could also threaten the tiger population in Sunderbans.<br/><br/>AIR correspondent reports that India has the largest population of tigers over 1400 and while the project Tiger has put the endangered tiger on the path of recovery , the latest findings point to the poor status of tiger population in areas outisde tiger reserves. The Dean of the Wild Life Institute of India in Dehradun Mr V.B Mathur says that apart from threat of climate change to tiger habitats in Sunderbans, the illegal trading in tiger parts in South East Asia needs to be checked.<br/><br/>2010 is Chinese Year of the Tiger but it is ironical that there is an insatiable demand for tiger parts and if concrete steps are not taken against poaching and smuggling of tiger parts there may not be any big cats left by the time the next chinese year of the tiger rolls in after ten years.