It is a desperate time for the world’s tigers. There were once a lot of these majestic creatures throughout eastern and southern Asia. Now‚ wild tigers live only in small areas of India‚ China‚ eastern Russia‚ and a few other countries. Conservationists have been working for decades to save the big cats but the number of wild tigers continues to drop. There were an estimated 100‚000 tigers living in the wild a century ago‚ compared with no more than 5‚000 today. Now‚ a new conservation idea is being
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Project Tiger was launched by Kailash Sankhala in India in 1973. The project aims at ensuring a viable population of Bengal tigers in their natural habitats and also to protect them from extinction‚ and preserving areas of biological importance as a natural heritage forever represented as close as possible the diversity of ecosystems across the tiger ’s distribution in the country. The project ’s task force visualized these tiger reserves as breeding nuclei‚ from which surplus animals would migrate
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The Bengal Tiger The Bengal tiger is a carnivorous‚ mammal primarily from India. It lives in habitats such as the coniferous Himalayan Forest‚ the mangroves of the Sunderbans‚ the hills of the Indian Peninsula‚ or the forests of Rajasthan and Northern India. At one time Bengal tigers were scattered throughout Asia. Now they are generally found in India and some regions of Bangledesh‚ Bhutan‚ Nepal‚ and Myanmar. There is approximately 4‚000 alive in the wild now‚ and about 300 are in captivity
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focused project like ’Project Tiger’. The important elements in wildlife protection and control are: Mapping/Plot (graphics)plotting the relative spatial abundance of wild animals‚ identification of risk factors‚ proximity to risk factors‚ ’sensitivity categorization’‚ ’crime mapping’ and immediate action for apprehending the offenders based on effective networking and communication. Six countries‚ including Russia and China‚ have sought India’s help to replicate Project Tiger‚ one of the most successful
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world’s most majestic animal to the verge of extinction. ABOUT TIGERS The tiger (Panthera tigris) is the largest cat species‚ reaching a total body length of up to 3.3 metres (11 ft) and weighing up to 306 kg (670 lb). They are the third largest land carnivore (behind only the Polar bear and the Brown bear). Their most recognizable feature is a pattern of dark vertical stripes on reddish-orange fur. There are nine subspecies of tiger‚ three of which are extinct. Their historical range in Bangladesh
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Tough Love of the Tiger Mom “With no breaks for water or even the bathroom‚ until at last Lulu learned to play the piece.” Annie Murphy Paul‚ author of article Tiger Moms: Is Tough Parenting Really the Answer‚ describes the moment of one of her sources when she had her seven year old daughter practice for many hours until she could play a piano piece perfectly. This iconic source raised an uproar in American society was none other than Amy Chua‚ author of Battle Hymn of Tiger Mother (Paul‚ 1).
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Royal Bengal Tiger The Royal Bengal Tiger‚ once known as the reigning feline of Asia‚ are now on the brink of extinction. This beautiful species is quickly disappearing due to human activity. Land development has pushed back forestry‚ which is making it almost impossible for tigers to survive in their range of natural habitat. Additionally‚ even though it’s illegal to own‚ hunt or trap tigers‚ poachers continue to trap and sell tiger parts on the black market. Furthermore‚ tigers are being separated
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Asian Tigers Econ 1 10:30-11:20 In the 1960’s 4 economies started experiencing very fast economic growth. Economic growth is an increase in the total output of an economy. It occurs when a society acquires new resources or when it learns to produce more using existing resources. These 4 economies include South Korea‚ Taiwan‚ Singapore‚ and Hong Kong. All the Asian tigers had different reasons for how they got to be the economy
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Wastebasket of The Sea The Tiger shark‚ also known as the “wastebasket of the sea”(National Geographic)‚ is the fourth largest predatory shark in the ocean‚ measuring between twenty and twenty five feet long and can weigh more than 2000 pounds. They have dark‚ vertical stripes on their bodies which is the reason they are named tiger sharks. According to National Geographic‚ these stripes fade lighter as the shark grows older‚ and eventually disappears with age. The head of the tiger shark is somewhat wedge-shaped
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Prof. Shaw ENC1102 MWF The Lady or the Tiger? By Frank R. Stockton The story takes place in an ancient civilization ruled by a semi-barbaric king. The king established a justice system based on “chance”. People that were accused of crimes of great significance to the king‚ had to appear in an arena before subjects of the kingdom to determine their fate. They had to choose between opening one of two doors. One door contained a hungry and vicious tiger‚ ready to devour the subject. The other door
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