Poaching of tigers is the illegal taking of tigers in violation of wildlife protection laws. The main factors driving poaching are human demand for tigers and their parts, customary beliefs, and increasing human populations encroaching on tiger habitats. To conserve tigers, threats like habitat loss, low prey populations, and direct hunting must be addressed. Governments should regulate or terminate using tigers for traditional medicines and products to help end poaching, which is difficult to stop when it occurs illegally.