On the brink of extinction09/15/2010September 15, 2010Scientists and conservation groups say that there are less than 3,500 tigers left in the wild worldwide. In Asia, most fall prey to poaching and illegal wildlife trade.https://p.dw.com/p/PCr9AdvertisementThese tigers were recently confiscated from the residence of an Indonesian businessman. A study supported by the World Bank and conservation organisation Panthera among others, says that the only way to save the world's largest cat would be to generate an extra US$35 million a year in funding for law enforcement.Image: AP