White tigers are an endangered species and it is said that less than a dozen have been seen in India in about a hundred years. In fact no sightings have been reported since 1951. This may be caused by the fact that the Royal Bengal tiger population has dropped from 40‚000 to 1‚800 in the past ten years and as few as one in every 10‚000 tigers is white (www.cranes.org/whitetiger). White tigers are neither albinos nor a special species. They differ from the normally colored tigers by having blue eyes
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The main ecosystem I will focus on will be the habitats that tigers live in. More specifically I will focus on the effects that tigers have on their ecosystem and what would happen if tigers we to unfortunately go extinct. The tiger is one of the biggest components in its ecosystem besides for humans. Without tigers in their ecosystem their environment would completely fall into disarray(4). To fully understand how the tiger effects it`s ecosystem you must fully know the status of this animal
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Why are Tigers Disappearing? The two major reasons tigers are dying out are habitat loss and poaching. 1) Habitat Loss Save Forests‚ Save tigers Habitat loss and fragmentation is another important reason why tigers disappearing. Without a safe and healthy home for tigers and their prey‚ neither can survive in the wild. Humans are rapidly encroaching into wilderness areas that were once ruled exclusively by the tiger. In India‚ which is home to over one third of the world’s wild tigers‚ the human
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Siberian Tiger Panthera Tigris Altaica Alejandra Benavides Biology Class Period 7 • September 26‚ 2012 1 Introduction The Siberian tiger‚ also known as the Amur tiger‚ is a tiger subspecies inhabiting mainly in the mountain region of Primorski Krai in eastern Russia. The population has been stable more more than a decade due to intensive conservation efforts. Surveys from 2005 indicate that the tiger population is declining‚ showing the species is still endangered. Unlike the Bengal
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Q2(a)- Why did Mrs. Packletide want to kill a tiger? Ans- Note: This question is to be answered on the basis of your own understanding‚ experience and thoughts. It is strongly recommended that you prepare the solution on your own. However‚ sample solutions have been provided for your reference. Mrs. Packletide wished to shoot a tiger and get her pictures published. This was to show off in front of Loona Bimberton who had recently obtained a tiger-skin and couldn’t stop boasting about it. Q2(b)-
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Endangered Bengal Tigers in India The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is the oldest and largest global environmental organization‚ working to help save endangered species. This organization’s main purpose is to provide worldwide alertness about any species or plant facing high global extension. The IUCN red list contains information on plants and animals that have been categorized as extinct or extinct in the wild‚ due to insufficient data. Once the species is placed on
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The Action of Tiger Conservation As the population of tiger in the world dwindles nowadays‚ everyone has the responsibility for the conservation of tiger especially tiger range countries. Over the past 100 years‚ tiger numbers have declined by 95 percent which leave only 3‚200 and three sub-species have become extinct – with a fourth not seen in the wild for over 25 years (World Wild Fund for Nature [WWF] International‚ 2008). Since it is estimated that wild tiger number halved to 3‚200‚ we
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The Royal Bengal Tiger is the largest animal in the cat family. They have a reddish yellow coat with black stripes. The underside of their abdomen is white and their ears are black on the outside with a prominent white spot on it. The scientific name of tiger is ’Panthera Tigris ’. The origin of the Bengal Tiger is most likely Siberia. From there‚ they migrated down south as the climate became colder. The only place where you can find The Royal Bengal Tiger now is in the land of its natural heritage
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Jung Bhadur was called “Tiger King”. When he was just 10 days old he asked intelligent questions to the astrologers and was told that he would be killed by a tiger. He uttered‚ “Let tigers beware!” No other miracle took place‚ the child grew like any other Royal child drinking white cow’s milk‚ taught by an English tutor‚ looked after by an English nanny and watched English films. When he was 20‚ he was crowned as king. It was then the prediction of his death by the tiger reached the Maharaja’s
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Royal Bengal tigers are the Kings of their domain in the jungle. But‚ human activities have endangered animals Bengal tiger. Their population has reduced considerably in recent times. Bengal tigers have been a national symbol of many Empires in India Characteristics: The Bengal tiger’s characteristic reddish gold fur and black stripes are easily visible to visitors in a zoo. But in the tiger’s natural habitat of forest and reed beds‚ the markings act as camouflage and enable it to disappear
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