Secondary methodology survey of "tigers and their conservation strategies in nepal"

1. TIGER
The most majestic animal to ever exist on earth.

2. CLASSIFICATION
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Carnivora
Sub- Order Feliformia
Family Felidae
Sub-Family Pantherinae
Genus Panthera
Species tigris

3. Distribution
From India to Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand,
Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, China, Malaysia, Indonesia, North Korea
and Russia.
Socialization and Living Attitude
 Extremely solitary in nature
 Lives alone unless it is a mating season

4. Different Sub-species
Siberian/Amur Tiger:
Largest cat in the world.
Reside in small
southeast region of
Russia
Also found in small
numbers in China and
North Korea.
Feed on elks, boar, bears
and deer.
Have fewer, paler stripes
than other tigers.
Height:- 11ft (avg)
Weight:- 400-700lbs

5. Bengal Tiger:-
 Second largest cat species
in the world.
 Mostly reside in tropical
rainforest, marshes and tall
grasses of India, Nepal,
Bhutan and Bangladesh.
 Feeds on water buffalo,
deer, gaur and wild boar.
 Height:- 7-10 ft
 Weight:-300-500lbs
Different Sub-species

6. Different Sub-species
Sumatran Tiger
 Reside in low and high
dense tropical forests of
Sumatran Island of
Indonesia.
 Smallest of the tiger
species.
 Feed on boars, cattles,
monkeys, birds and even
slippery fish.
 Height:- 6.5-7.8ft
 Weight:- 176-330lbs

7. Different Sub-species
Indochinese Tiger:-
 Dwells in southwestern China,
Burma, Laos, Vietnam and
Cambodia.
 Feeds on sambar deer, wild
boar, young gaurs, monkeys,
porcupines etc.
 Least known sub-species of
tiger.
 Height:- 7.5-9ft
 Weight:- 330-440lbs

8. Different Sub-species
South China Tiger
 Reside in temperate
forests of southeast China
 Feed on large mammals
like deer, wild boar and
cattle.
 Second smallest species
of tiger.
 Height:- 7.5-9ft
 Weight:- 221-430lbs

9. Different Sub-species
Malayan Tiger
 Dwell in Malayan Peninsula
around southern and
central Malaysia.
 Feed on sun bear, wild
boars and deer.
 Tiger with comparatively
low weight comparison to
any other sub-species.
 Height:- 7-8ft
 Weight:- 104-284lbs

10. Some Facts About Tiger
 Female give birth in every two years.
 A litter consists of two to six cubs.
 A tiger territory can range upto 10,000 square kilometers.
(Specially in case of Siberian Tiger)
 At birth tiger cubs weight only about 2.2 pounds only.
 Average life span of tiger in wild ranges from 10-20 years.
 Every tiger have distinctive fur, just like every human have
different fingerprints.
 A tiger can have a biting force of 700-1200 Newtons.

11. Conservation of Tigers
 Tigers are on verge of extinction with only about 3200 tigers remaining
wild.
 Tigers are considered as one of the most endangered species of
organism by IUCN.
 According to census there are about 235 tigers in Nepal.
 In Nepal Tigers are worshipped as depiction of goddess Durga, the
supreme goddess in Hindu religion.
 Tiger are conserved in Chitwan National Park and Bardia National Park
of Nepal where an exclusive amount of tiger can be seen.
 Conservation is done with management of tiger breeding center in
Chitwan National park.
 Tigers are apex predator of environmental food chain.

12. REFERENCE AND REGARDS
 Regmi Sandeep, Tigers on verge of extinction July 2017, Retrieved in
November 2018.
 Linkie, M.; Wibisono, H.T.; Martyr, D.J. & Sunarto, S.
(2008). "Panthera tigris ssp. sumatrae". IUCN Red List of Threatened
Species. Version 2017-2. International Union for Conservation of
Nature, Retrieved in November 2018.
WWF – Tiger – Overview. Worldwildlife.org (10 August 2011).
Retrieved on 27 September 2011, Retrieved in November 2018.