world’s tiger population. According to the latest tiger census report released on February 12‚ 2008 by the National Tiger Conservation Authority‚ the current tiger population stands at 1‚411 (i.e. ranging between a minimum of 1‚165 to a maximum of 1‚657). The results include figures from 16 tiger states and are exclusive of Jharkhand and Sunderbans. The state of West Bengal was covered only partially (i.e. North Bengal) during the census. The Tiger Census 2008 report has classified the tiger occupied
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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 ofecosystems 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 emigrate
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The Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) is the most numerous tiger subspecies. Its populations have been estimated at 1‚706–1‚909 in India‚ 440 in Bangladesh‚ 163–253 in Nepal and 67–81 in Bhutan.[2][3][4][5] Since 2010‚ it has been classified as an endangered species by the IUCN. The total population is estimated at fewer than 2‚500 individuals with a decreasing trend‚ and none of the Tiger Conservation Landscapes within the Bengal tiger’s range is large enough to support an effective population
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The Siberian Tiger The Siberian Tiger‚ sometimes referred to as the Manchurian Tiger‚ is an endothermic quadruped in the kingdom of Animalia. It’s phylum is Chordata and it’s class is Mammillia. It’s order is Carnivora and it’s family is the Felidae. It’s genus is Panthera and it’s species is Tigris Altaica. The Siberian Tiger is a mobile creature and it lives in northern Asia and is found as for north as the Arctic Circle. It’s territory is more than four thousand square miles and
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Dear Editor‚ I’m a regular newspaper reader. Recently I stumbled upon Jeremy Clarkson’s article about tigers. Upon reading it I discovered that I strongly disagree with some of his ideas and points of view and the way in which he writes them. On a personal level I am also fond of these wild animals‚ which gives me reasons to criticise this article. I can understand that it is difficult to find a rather engaging topic for the readers‚ especially for the younger audiences. However‚ this article
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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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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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even adults like reading. He has written books like - The room on the roof‚ Grandfather’s private Zoo‚ The blue umbrella ( also a movie).Reference - Wikipedia (Internet) | Review of the story The story is about a pet tiger. The story is told by the Grandchild Grandfather finds a tiger cub in the jungle. Grandmother brings him up as his own child.His name is Timothy. Timothy companions were the monkey and a puppy. Timothy was scared of the puppy initially. The monkey had the courage to pull Timothy’s
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The tiger is the largest cat species in the world; the largest tiger sub-species is the Siberian tiger. The approximate weight of the male is 500 pounds and the female is 300 pounds. The average length of the male tiger is 10 feet and the female 8 feet. The average height of a tiger is 3 feet. The appearance of the tiger depends to a great extent on where the animal lives. Tigers that live in cold regions are paler in colour and larger in size; their fur is long and thick. In warmer climates‚ tigers
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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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