Tiger – Page 3 – See Animals Wild

April 8, 2022June 28, 2022

Tigers are still moving between reserves, we must make it easier

Tigers once numbered 100,000 in India. My great great grandfather spent time in India, and I grew up hearing my great grandmother talking about the time that she went with her father on her pet elephant (as you do) to find a tiger that had been maimed during a failed hunt. This was essential, as a maimed tiger (or indeed lion leopard or jaguar) is of great danger to those living nearby. A maimed tiger cannot hunt as it normally would, and humans are far easier prey.

We have never learnt to live alongside tigers. As a result, as the human population has grown, the tiger population has been squashed into less and less land. If a healthy population can survive for the next century the human population may fall again and allow the tiger to thrive once more

These days the situation is very different. Currently there is a little over 3000 tigers living in the wilds of India, a number that has doubled in a surprisingly short period of time.

February 28, 2022June 28, 2022

Rare black tiger photographed in the wild

Big cats have a range of colours that they can be found in. It is certainly true that their standard colour is more common, but in different parts of their range other colourings might be more helpful. For instance, an Amur tiger that was white may find it easier to creep up on its prey.

On the Malay peninsular, as much as half of the leopards are black, as this gives them an advantage.

In this case, a black tiger was photographed. The animals was not entirely black, but having far wider stripes, its back looks more black with yellow stripes rather than the other way round. Fewer animals are taken out of the wild than in the past, when an animal like this would likely have been caught and sold to a zoo for many times the price that tigers normally fetch – as this tiger will increase visitor numbers.

February 19, 2022June 28, 2022

Could the Caspian tiger return?

Declared extinct in 2003, recent genetic analysis shows that the Caspian and Amur tiger are so similar that they cannot be declared as sub species. As such, if the Amur tiger population continues to reboand it would be possible to translocate members west to restart the Caspian tiger population.

This should not be done though until the Amur tiger population is more stable.

February 17, 2022June 28, 2022

Tiger doubling from 2010 aim review – Nepal

In 2009 Nepal counted 121 tigers. in 2013 198 was counted – a 60% increase. There are thought to be around 240 individuals at this point.

This still leaves the animal threatened with local extinction but moving in the right direction.

As such target met.

February 17, 2022June 28, 2022

Tiger doubling from 2010 aim review – Russia

Russia surveys their tigers every 10 years, but out of sync with the international aims. In 2005 between 423 and 502 tigers were thought to be present. in 2015 this had moved to 480-540. As such there is nothing like a doubling represented, but perhaps more success has been had since

Unsure

February 16, 2022July 1, 2022

Tiger doubling from 2010 aim review – Malaysia

The Malaysian tiger population (part of the Indochinese sub species) has a small but pretty stable population of tigers of between 250 and 340.

Unfortunately there does not seem to have been any increase. Having set a target of 1000 members in 2020 back in 2008, their efforts appear to have failed. Indeed some sources suggest that this may be a significant over estimate now.

February 15, 2022July 1, 2022

Tiger doubling from 2010 aim review – China

China is a country which has done very poorly when it comes to the tiger. Having a great deal of respect for the tiger – with it woven throughout its early stories, and having played host to 4 of the tiger subspecies ( South china tiger, Amur tiger, indochinese tiger and the bengal tiger). Of these the south china tiger is almost certainly extinct having not been seen for decades, the Indochinese tiger is also extinct, the Bengal tiger has been confirmed in a part of Tibet – though numbers are unknown) and the amur tiger which live along the border between russia and china – perhaps 20 live in china.

As such it seems far to big a stretch to suggest that China has succeeded in doubling the wild tiger population.

February 14, 2022June 28, 2022

Tiger doubling from 2010 aim review – Laos

Laos is not doing well with tigers. Back in 2010 the government estimated that 17 tigers lived in the country.

Unfortunately, with ridiculous numbers of snares there is a great deal of fear that all of the tigers and leopards have been lost from Laos.

As with other countries in the area, it is entirely possible that if the poaching is ended these animals will return.

February 13, 2022June 28, 2022

Tiger doubling from 2010 aim review – Sumatra

Indonesia is a archipelago of islands. Once connected to the Asian mainland, animals were able to make their way along the peninsular. When sea levels rose in the ancient past they were marooned on the islands.

Once they were found on a few islands including Bali and Java. They are now only found Sumatra. Sumatra is thought to have 400 tigers in 2010. This is down from as many as 1000 back in 1978.

San diago zoo estimate the number remaining in the wild at 400-600, but I cannot find any reason for this higher band.

It is possible that the tiger population has increased a bit, but in certainly has not doubled.

February 12, 2022June 28, 2022

Tiger doubling from 2010 aim review – Thiland

As with many of the other countries on this list, precise population numbers do not seem to be available. What is clear is that in 2010 the tiger population was thought to be in excess of 100. Their current population is around 177 ( the population grew by 50% over the last 2 years).

Rapid growth of the population appears to be possible thanks to an improvement in their habitats health.