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Barlow, A.; Smith, J. L. D.; Ahmad, I. U.; Hossain, A. N.; Rahman, M. & Howlader, A. (2011). "Female tiger Panthera tigris home range size in the Bangladesh Sundarbans: the value of this mangrove ecosystem for the species' conservation". Oryx. 45: 125–128. doi: 10.1017/S0030605310001456. The most significant immediate threat to the existence of wild tiger populations is the illegal wildlife trade in poached skins and body parts between India, Nepal and China. The governments of these countries have failed to implement adequate enforcement response, and wildlife crime remained a low priority in terms of political commitment and investment for years. There are well-organised gangs of professional poachers, who move from place to place and set up camp in vulnerable areas. Skins are rough-cured in the field and handed over to dealers, who send them for further treatment to Indian tanning centres. Buyers choose the skins from dealers or tanneries and smuggle them through a complex interlinking network to markets outside India, mainly in China. Other factors contributing to their loss are urbanisation and revenge killing. Farmers blame tigers for killing cattle and shoot them. Their skins and body parts may however become a part of the illegal trade. [90] In Bangladesh, tigers are killed by professional poachers, local hunters, trappers and villagers. Each group of people has different motives for killing tigers, ranging from profit and excitement to safety concerns; and has access to the illegal wildlife trade in body parts. [91] [92] Around 300–500 individuals are estimated in Bangladesh, [8] 355 in Nepal by 2022, [10] and 90 individuals in Bhutan by 2015. [11] Taxonomy [ edit ] The greatest skull length of a tiger is 351mm (13.8in) in males and 293mm (11.5in) in females. [21] It has exceptionally stout teeth. Its canines are 7.5 to 10cm (3.0 to 3.9in) long and thus the longest among all cats. [22] Body weight and size [ edit ] Good tiger habitats in subtropical and temperate forests include the Tiger Conservation Units (TCUs) Manas- Namdapha. TCUs in tropical dry forest include Hazaribag Wildlife Sanctuary, Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve, Kanha- Indravati corridor, Orissa dry forests, Panna National Park, Melghat Tiger Reserve and Ratapani Tiger Reserve. The TCUs in tropical moist deciduous forest are probably some of the most productive habitats for tigers and their prey, and include Kaziranga- Meghalaya, Kanha- Pench, Simlipal and Indravati Tiger Reserves. The TCUs in tropical moist evergreen forests represent the less common tiger habitats, being largely limited to the upland areas and wetter parts of the Western Ghats, and include the tiger reserves of Periyar, Kalakad-Mundathurai, Bandipur and Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary. [39] A young tigress in Kanha Tiger Reserve

Sayed, N. (2019). "Goa's new visitor: Big cat at Molem national park". The Times of India . Retrieved 9 July 2019. In 2004, all the tigers in India's Sariska Tiger Reserve were killed by poachers. [95] In 2007, police in Allahabad raided a meeting of suspected poachers, traders and couriers. One of the arrested persons was the biggest buyer of Indian tiger parts who sold them to Chinese buyers, using women from a nomadic tribe as couriers. [96] In 2009, none of the 24 tigers residing in the Panna Tiger Reserve were left because of excessive poaching. [97] Eyes, organs, blood, flesh, whiskers, brains, and bones have been used to treat almost every type of illness. They have been used as pain killers, aphrodisiacs, and a cure for laziness. They have been used to treat fever, headaches, baldness and toothaches. Some tiger parts are thought to possess spiritual powers – preventing demon possession. The lion (Panthera leo) is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera and a member of the family Felidae. With some males exceeding 250 kg (550 lb) in weight, it is the largest cat species apart from the tiger. The Forest Rights Act passed by the Indian government in 2006 grants some of India's most impoverished communities the right to own and live in the forests, which likely brings them into conflict with wildlife and under-resourced, under-trained, ill-equipped forest department staff. In the past, evidence showed that humans and tigers cannot co-exist. [89] Poaching [ edit ]Khan, M. (2012). "Population and prey of the Bengal Tiger Panthera tigris tigris (Linnaeus, 1758) (Carnivora: Felidae) in the Sundarbans, Bangladesh". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 4 (2): 2370–2380. doi: 10.11609/jott.o2666.2370-80. in the Sivaliks– Gangetic flood plain landscape there are six populations with an estimated population size of 259 to 335 individuals in an area of 5,080km 2 (1,960sqmi) of forested habitats, which are located in Rajaji and Corbett National Parks, in the connected habitats of Dudhwa-Kheri- Pilibhit, in Suhelwa Tiger Reserve, in Sohagi Barwa Sanctuary and in Valmiki National Park; Tiger: The life span of tigers in the wild is thought to be about 10 - 12 years. Tigers in zoos live up to 25 years or more, but not by much.

Between November 2017 and April 2018, the third nationwide survey for tiger and prey was conducted in the Terai Arc Landscape; the country's population was estimated at 220–274 tigers. [61] Bhutan [ edit ] Congregating around the Caspian Sea, these tigers were fierce, powerful creatures with big skulls and even bigger bodies. The largest specimen ever recorded was 11.8 feet long! Smith, J. L. D. (1993). "The role of dispersal in structuring the Chitwan tiger population". Behaviour. 124 (3): 165–195. doi: 10.1163/156853993X00560.

Outside of zoos, Sumatran tigers are only found on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Scientists believe that rising sea levels are what separated them from “mainland” tigers between 6,000 – 12,000 years ago, so while all of their cousins have close genetic ties, Sumatran tigers have evolved differently. There are 9 tiger subspecies. Of these, 3 have gone extinct. That leaves just 6 remaining tiger subspecies. 3. How many species of tigers are endangered? Lion: In the wild, lions live for approximately 12–18 years, while in captivity they can live over 24 years. Aziz, M. A.; Tollington, S.; Barlow, A.; Greenwood, C.; Goodrich, J. M.; Smith, O.; Shamsuddoha, M.; Islam, M. A. & Groombridge, J. J. (2017). "Using non-invasively collected genetic data to estimate density and population size of tigers in the Bangladesh Sundarbans". Global Ecology and Conservation. 12: 272–282. doi: 10.1016/j.gecco.2017.09.002. Adhikarimayum, A. S. & Gopi, G. V. (2018). "First photographic record of tiger presence at higher elevations of the Mishmi Hills in the Eastern Himalayan Biodiversity Hotspot, Arunachal Pradesh, India". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 10 (13): 12833–12836. doi: 10.11609/jott.4381.10.13.12833-12836.

Dutta, P. (2008). "Trouble for rhino from poacher and Bengal tiger". The Telegraph India. Archived from the original on 27 September 2014 . Retrieved 20 September 2014.Lions have the second largest brain out of all big cat species. Only tigers have larger brains than lions. In January 2008, the Government of India launched a dedicated anti-poaching force composed of experts from Indian police, forest officials and various other environmental agencies. [125] Ranthambore National Park is often cited as a major success by Indian officials against poaching. [126] Are ~60% muscle, and have higher density bones than tigers. In terms of bone strength, lions are stronger. However, samples of two hybrid specimens constituted a too small sample base to conclusively assume that Tara was the source of the Siberian tiger genes. [133]