TIGER CONSERVATION

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Sr No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Name Dipen Jain Avinash Kanojia Manan Mota Yogesh Mulki Akshay Nayak Ankit Trivedi Roll No 17 20 25 26 28 53

The tiger is one of the most charismatic and evocative species on Earth- It is also one of the Earthmost threatened. Only 6000 or so remain in the wild, most in isolated pockets spread across increasingly fragmented forests, stretching from India to southeastern china and from the Russian far east to Sumatra , Indonesia, India. Across wildlife trade. Its range, this magnificent animal is being prosecuted. Today tigers are being poisoned, shot, trapped and snared to meet the demands of illegal poachers.

SIZE AND FEATURES

Typically 3 feet tall to the top of the shoulder,

7-10 feet long from the head to the rear end, with an additional 3 foot long tail, Weight ranges from 175-650 pounds. Only species of wild cat with stripes, which are actually pigmentation marks on the skin.

LIFE EXPECTANCY, BIRTH, MATING

A typical tiger's life expectancy in the wild is 15-20 years; somewhat longer in captivity. The oldest tiger on record was 26 years. Although there is no set mating season for tigers, breeding often occurs in the spring. The male may stay with the female for 20-80 days during this period. Gestation period is typically about 100 days. The cubs nurse for about 2 months, learn to hunt after about 11 months, and spend the first two years of their lives with their mother, before going out on their own.

Tiger Subspecies
Bengal (subspecies Tigris.)

Official status: ENDANGERED.

Indochinese (subspecies Corbett)

Official status: ENDANGERED.

Tiger population of India

Andhra Pradesh Assam Goa, Daman & Diu Karnataka Madhya Pradesh Manipur Mizoram Orissa Sikkim Tripura West Bengal 171 Arunachal Pradesh 458 Bihar 6 Gujarat 350 Kerala 927 Maharashtra 31 Meghalaya 12 Nagaland 194 Rajasthan 2 Tamil Nadu 5 Utter Pradesh 361 180 103 1 57 257 53 83 58 62 475

Tiger Statistics - An Update Tiger extinct in 61% of its habitat Tiger extinct in 52% of its habitat Tiger extinct in 53% of its habitat Tiger extinct in 30% of its habitat

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Rajasthan Jharkhand Uttar Pradesh Shivaliks

Already extinct!
The Javan tiger once roamed the Indonesian island of Java. The last one was seen in 1972 and is now believed to be extinct. The Caspian tiger once ranged from Turkey to Central Asia, including Iran, Mongolia, and Central Russia. They went extinct in the 1950's. The Bali tiger existed on the island of Bali. The last one was killed in 1937. There are no existing photos of a live Bali tiger.

CAUSES FOR TIGER DEMISE

1) UNLIMITED POACHING a) Supplying underground black markets with its organs, pelts and bones, which are used for fur, Chinese medicine. Dead tiger's parts are worth as much as $200,000 on the black market. The trade continues today in China, Taiwan, Korea, and Singapore, although tiger medicine is a hoax and has been shown to have no curative powers. b) Hunted for recreation. Human expansion
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3) Deforestation (insecticides have reduced the danger of malarial mosquitoes in India, making land habitable that was previously home to tigers)

Tiger spotted in Sahyadri reserve

The tiger in Sahyadri sanctuary, captured by the forest depts trap camera, recently.

Study says India most vulnerable to tiger skin, parts trade.

Two arrested in tiger''s killing at Sariska

Can They Be Saved?

YES!!!!
1) Saving the forest patches. 2) Waging a war against poaching in tiger-breeding zones. The strictest enforcement of anti-poaching laws is a mustespecially in the hot spots . 3) We need to make a national pledge-there will be no further shrinkage. Instead of spending a few crores thinly across the entire country, more can be achieved by focusing money and effort on identified hot spots like Corbett, Bandhavgarh, Kanha and some parts of the northeast where tigers truly have a chance to breed and grow.

PERSONAL OPINIONS

 Create awareness.  Educate the locals.  Stop poaching and don't encourage poachers.  Support a cause.  Severe punishment for poachers.  Ban the goods made of tiger skin.  Protect forests.  Take an eco tour.  Support accredited zoos and wildlife sanctuaries.  Donate money to tiger conservation organisations.