Question

Extensive poaching and hunting has reduced the tiger population in Asia to
a dangerous level.
(a) What are they hunted for (2 points)
(b) Draw a food web with tiger as the top level carnivore (At least 2 food
chain to be shown)
(c) What effect will removal of the tiger have on (i) the herbivore (ii)
producer?
(You can answer this question by making a food chain)

Answer 1

Attacks are relatively rare, with around 40 to 50 people annually killed by tigers – compared to around 350 people killed each year by elephants. But while getting killed by an elephant is typically viewed as something that just “happens”, like a car accident, deaths caused by tigers tap into a primordial fear that, if left unresolved, can drive communities to extremes. In many places, traditional tolerance is beginning to fray, leading to riots and targeted killing of tigers.Not every tiger is a man-eater – not even close. No exact numbers for this behaviour exist, but Karanth guesses that only 10 to 15 of the animals become persistent predators of humans each year.