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Save Tigers
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ACTIVITY
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Save Tigers
Given by Mr. Payal saha Made by Akash
Kumar Deepak Kumar
Amit kumar
CLASS IX C
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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.

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Save the tigers with full initiative and
care then only this mission of saving the tigers
will succeed.
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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.

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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 dont 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.

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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

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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.

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How many tigers are left in the world?

• There is about 3200 around 1411 Bengal
  tigers, about 450 Siberian and the same with
  Sumatran, Indo-Chinese is anywhere between 1100
  and 1800, and the South China tiger is close to
  none, to be precise, leass than 20.

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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'.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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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.

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Mission of Project Tiger

• Some of the field activities under the aegis of
  Project Tiger cover the following      
  Enforcement of anti-poaching measures.       
  Census and estimate of the numbers of carnivores,
  their prey animals.        Habitat improvement
  measures,       Water and soil conservation
  measures       Eco development programmes and
  organization of alternate livelihood,       
  Motivation and awareness of local people,
         Eliciting participation of students
  through nature camps and competitions.      
  Capacity building of staff,        Development
  of telecommunication and road network      
  Development and maintenance of other
  infrastructure       Research, planning and
  monitoring of wildlife

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• 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.

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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.

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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 1227-1785. There are about 60 in zoos.
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• Official status ENDANGERED.

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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

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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

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South Chinese (subspecies amoyensis)

• Unfortunately, there are perhaps only 20-30 South
  Chinese tigers left in the wild and 47 in Chinese
  zoos.
• 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.

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Already extinct!

• 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 .

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• 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.

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• 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).

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TIGER TIGER Fading Fast!

• Bitter truth!
• Its 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
  Palamau,Jharkhand
  
• Kaziranga,Assam
  Nagarjun
  Srisailam,Andhra Pradesh
• Nagarhole,Karnataka
  Indravati,Chattisgarh
  
• Kanha,Bandhavgarh, Madhya Pradesh
  Ranthambore, Rajasthan

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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.

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CAUSES FOR TIGER DEMISE

• 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.
• Human expansion
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• 3) deforestation (insecticides have reduced
  the danger of malarial mosquitoes in India,
  making land habitable that was previously home to
  tigers)

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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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