Transcript Save Tigers - Class IX C

Save Tigers
Many years and decades
have passed and we are not
taking action against this
problem of the
‘Endangered Species of
Tigers of India’.
Save the tigers with full
initiative and carethen only this
mission of saving the tigers will
succeed.
Habitat of the Tigers
 Tigers are wild animals and they have to stay
in their original habitat that are jungles, hills
and many more natural and purely green
places in open jungles, evergreen forests and
mango grove swamps. The Indian tiger lives in
open jungles, evergreen forests and mango
grove swamps here they can have their own
privacy. Many tigers are dead because of
deforestation. Deforestation leads to make
tigers homeless. Many tigers also enter
villages and become man- eaters.
Everyone has a right to live
 Everyone has a right to live, now suppose any human is
dead or murdered we do so many prayers and we have
so many emotional feelings in our heart for that
human. Like, the feelings which we have for the human
why don’t we have the feelings for the tigers and other
animals. If humans have some sympathy and respect
for every being in this world we can make this world a
better place to live.
Associations to protect tigers
WWF is one example of the associations to protect
tigers. These type of associations prepare the
arrangement for saving tigers.
They also prevent deforestation as it destroys the
habitat of the tigers
Size, Features and Eating habits
 The females work hard to search for the prey the tiger
family eats. The tigress searches for the prey and bring it
home. The first bite is for the tiger.
 The regular diet of Indian/Bengal tiger consists mainly of
deer, gaurs, antelopes and wild pigs. Sometimes it feeds
itself on birds, lizards, turtles, fishes, crabs and frogs.
 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.
How many tigers are left in the world?
There is about 3200; around 1411 Bengal tigers, about
450 Siberian and the same with Sumatran, IndoChinese is anywhere between 1100 and 1800, and the
South China tiger is close to none, to be precise, leass
than 20.
How many tigers left in India?
 Just 1411, according to the latest survey/census by the
National Tiger Conservation Authority formed to
implement the 'Project Tiger'.
The Magnificent Indian Tigers
 The Indian tiger, also called as the Royal Bengal
tiger, is one of the most fascinating animals found
in India. The tiger is the largest living member of
the cat family and has an elegant built. The
reddish yellow coat with black stripes gives the
tiger a magnificent look. The ears of tigers are
black on the outside and have a prominent white
spot on them. The Indian tiger/ Royal Bengal tiger
is one of the most graceful animals found in
Sundarbans in Bengal.
Where did the tigers originate?
 The scientific name of tigers is 'Panthera tigris'. It is
believed that the cat family, to which the tiger belongs,
originated in Siberia. From Siberia, the tigers are
believed to have migrated down south as the climate
became colder.
Acts by which the species of tigers are becoming
endangered?
 Increasing urbanization, developmental activities
and poaching have resulted into rapid decline in
the tiger population not only in India but also the
world. In the last millennium itself as many as
three sub-species of tigers lost their existence
while five other tiger species have become
endangered. The endangered tiger species include
Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris), Chinese Tiger
(Panthera tigris amoyensis), Amur Tiger (Panthera
tigris attaica), Indonesian Tiger (Panthera tigris
sumatrae) and Indo-Chinese Tiger (Panthera tigris
corbetti).
Project tiger
 To save the dwindling number of tigers in India, Project
Tiger was started in the year 1973. Though there has been
increase in the number of tigers in India but the increase
does not commensurate the efforts made in this field.
Some of the important Project Tiger reserves in India are
the Corbett National Park, Kanha National Park, Sariska
National Park, Palamou Tiger Reserve, Sunderbans
National Park, Manas Sanctuary, Namdapha National Park
and Bandipur National Park.
Tiger Population in Orrisa
 The population of tiger in Orissa has increased
from 142 in 1972 to 192 in 2004. Though only 35%
increase over 32-years, this is perhaps the best that
could happen to tiger in the wild. The Elephant
Reserve network comes in aid of the objectives of
Project Tiger as the former encompasses tiger
habitat also. Two additional areas, Sunabeda and
Satkoshia-Baisipalli Sanctuaries, have come under
the network of Tiger Reserves.
Mission of Project Tiger
 Some of the field activities under the aegis of Project
Tiger cover the following:
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Enforcement of anti-poaching measures.
·
Census and estimate of the numbers of carnivores,
their prey animals.
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Habitat improvement measures,
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Water and soil conservation measures
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Eco development programmes and organization of
alternate livelihood,
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Motivation and awareness of local people,
·
Eliciting participation of students through nature
camps and competitions.
·
Capacity building of staff,
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Development of telecommunication and road network
·
Development and maintenance of other infrastructure
·
Research, planning and monitoring of wildlife
The tiger is one of the most
charismatic and evocative
species on Earth- it is also one
of the most threatened. Only
6000 or so remain in the wild,
most in isolated pockets
spread across increasingly
fragmented forests,
stretching from India to
south-eastern china and from
the Russian far east to
Sumatra , Indonesia. Across
its range, this magnificent
animal is being prosecuted.
Today tigers are being
poisoned, shot, trapped and
snared to meet the demands
of illegal wildlife trade.
TIGER SUB SPECIES.
Bengal (subspecies tigris)
 The Bengal tiger is the most populous type,
with between 2500 and 4700 remaining in
the wild.
 Most live in the mangrove forests of the
Sundarbans in eastern India and
Bangladesh. Some also live in the
neighboring countries Bhutan, Myanmar,
and Nepal .
 There are about 333 Bengal tigers in
captivity. Males typically weigh around 500
pounds; the females about 300.
 All white tigers are male Bengals and have a
double recessive gene that causes the
coloration.
Official status: ENDANGERED.
Indochinese (subspecies corbett)
 Indochinese tigers are centered
in Thailand, but also in
surrounding countries Myanmar, southern China,
Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and
peninsular Malaysia.
 They are smaller and darker than
Bengal tigers, averaging around
400 pounds for males and 300 for
females.
 Males average about 9 feet long
and females about 8 feet in
length (not counting the tail).
 Numbers in the wild are
estimated to be in the range 12271785. There are about 60 in zoos.
Official status: ENDANGERED.
Sumatran (subspecies corbett)
 The smallest and darkest
subspecies, Sumatran
tigers are reddish and have
closely spaced stripes.
 The males average 250 lbs.
 About 400-500 remain in
the wild, exclusively on the
Indonesian island of
Sumatra.
 About 210 of this
subspecies are captive
around the world.
Official
status: ENDANGERED
Amur/Siberian (subspecies altaica)
 These guys are the
largest of the big cats.
 weighing in at 675
pounds and stretching a
full 11 feet.
 The heaviest Siberian
Tiger on record was 1025
pounds (Guiness Book
of World Records).
 Only about 360-470 exist
in the wild and there are
roughly 490 captive.
 Their habitat is mostly
Northeastern Russian.
Despite their size, they
have been known to
jump as far as 33 feet.
Official status:
ENDANGERED
South Chinese (subspecies amoyensis)
o Unfortunately, there are
perhaps only 20-30 South
Chinese tigers left in the
wild and 47 in Chinese
zoos.
o They are found in central
and eastern China. China
joined CITES in 1981 and
passed the Wild Animal
Protection Law of the
People's Republic of
China in 1988.
Official status:
ENDANGERED.
Already extinct!
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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.
Figure shows how the range of tigers has changed over the past 100 years. Once
ranging all throughout India, southeast Asia, central Asia, and eastern China,
only small pockets of natural habitat remain.
 In early 1900's, world tiger population was estimated at around
100,000. By 1950, this number had dropped to 40,000.
 The lowest point of tiger population was about 4000 in the 1970s.
Due to conservation efforts, the total number of tigers in the wild
has increased modestly since then to around 5000-7000 today. At
least twice that number exist in captivity.
 The tiger is officially classified as an Endangered Species, as are all
of the remaining subspecies. They have been on the Endangered
Species list since 1970.
 The tiger population dropped over the past 100 years by a factor of
25 - from an estimated 100,000 in 1900 to only 4000 in the 1970's.
A concerted effort by wildlife protection groups in the 1970's
halted their rapid demise and the global population of tigers in
the wild has grown modestly to around 6000 at the turn of the
century).
TIGER TIGER
Fading Fast!
Bitter truth!
It’s official-India has just 1,411 tigers. the 2002 census
figure of 3500 tigers was clearly an effort to cover up the
sarkari failure to protect the glorious cat. This is the
stark finding of the NATIONAL TIGER
CONSERVATION AUTHORITY estimation report.
Safe havens
dark holes
Corbett,Uttarakhand
Kaziranga,Assam
Nagarhole,Karnataka
Kanha,Bandhavgarh, Madhya Pradesh
Palamau,Jharkhand
Nagarjun Srisailam,Andhra Pradesh
Indravati,Chattisgarh
Ranthambore, Rajasthan
BIG CATS IN PERIL
 JAN 2, 2008 : One tiger seized at Bandipur,Karnataka
 Jan 6: A tiger poisoned to death at Wynad at Kerala.
 Jan 7: One tiger found dead at Kanha,MP.
 Jan 13: Three pieces of tiger bones seized at
Jaigaon,West Bengal.
 Jan 21: One tiger skin seized at Munnar,Kerala.
 Jan 28: Tigress found dead at Katerniaghat,Uttar
Pradesh.
 Jan 29: One tiger found dead at Gudalur, Tamil Nadu
 Feb 8: A tiger killed in road accident South Kheri
division, UP
 Feb11: One tiger found dead at Melghat,Maharashtra.
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.
2)
Human expansion
3)
deforestation (insecticides have reduced the danger of malarial
.mosquitoes in India, making land habitable that was previously
home to tigers)
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 must-especially 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.
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