Write an essay on need and importance of Tiger conservation.
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India is home for over 50% of the world’s wild tiger population and the numbers have dramatically risen from less than 2000 in the 1970s when tiger’s were critically endangered. However, with even 2000 tigers in the Indian jungles today, one cannot say that tigers are not threatened by extinction. Tigers are facing an increasing threat from poaching due to their high value in the Asian markets. The poverty of the people who live in and around tiger habitats and the high price paid for tiger parts continue to pose an increasing threat to the tiger. Today, with instances like Sariska; where the entire tiger population has been wiped out due to poaching; and with major development construction work being undertaken in some National Parks and with the case of the Sahara group acquiring land in the extremely sensitive ecosystem of the Sunderban National Park, we cannot complacently believe that the tiger is safe.
India holds over half the world’s tiger population. According to the latest tiger census report released on February 12, 2008 by the National Tiger Conservation Authority, the current tiger population stands at 1,411 (i.e. ranging between a minimum of 1,165 to a maximum of 1,657). The results include figures from 16 tiger states and are exclusive of Jharkhand and Sunderbans. The state of West Bengal was covered only partially (i.e. North Bengal) during the census.
The Tiger Census 2008 report has classified the tiger occupied forests in India into 6 landscape complexes; namely (a) Shivalik-Gangetic Plains, (b) Central Indian Landscape Complex (c) Eastern Ghats, (d) Western Ghats, (e) North-Eastern Hills and Bhramaputra Plains, and (f) Sunderbans.
Tiger is a national animal of India. It has a royal look, therefore, it has been declared as the national animal of the country. Tiger is a very strong and powerful animal known for its grace, power and agility.
It is an Asiatic Carnivorous Animal it has zoologically named as panther tiger. Tiger is found all over the world in various species and subspecies. Tiger is a violent animal and most beautiful animal on the planet. Tiger lives in dense forest but sometimes they come to the villages and residential areas in search food or this happens because of deforestation.
The Siberian tigers are found in cold places and Bengal tigers are found in a forest near the river, that’s why they are able to swim. In past days the tigers were hunted by the people for the various purpose including the illegal business of its body parts like skin, bones, teeth, nail, etc. it resulted in the massive decrease in the population of tigers all over India.
Tigers are found in other countries like Bangladesh, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, China, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Malaysia, Russia-Vietnam, Bhutan, etc.
Tiger is a carnivorous animal he hunts at night and sleeps in the daytime. Because of his powerful and strong body, he can jump up to the high, length almost 7ft and run for a long distance almost 85 km/h. tigers have black stripes on their blue, white or orange body make them really very attractive and beautiful. They have naturally strong jaws, teeth and sharp claws in order to grasp its prey from distance the long tail helps him to hunt the prey.
Tigers are 13 feet in length and 150 kg in weight. They can be easily recognized by the stripes on the upper body.
Tiger was selected as a national animal of India by the government because of its power, strength and agility and also because of its nice names such as king of Jungle and Royal Bengal Tiger.
The Project Tiger is a campaign run by the government of India to maintain the population of tiger in the country. This project was established in 1973 in order to save the tiger from the extreme threat of extinction. The main objective of this project to focus on the preservation of remaining tigers all over the country as well as to increase their numbers through the breeding of species.
To provide safety and natural environment around 23 tiger reserves have been made throughout the country. This is an improvement in the tiger population by 1993 in the country. However, despite the increasing population of tigers in the country is still not satisfactory as compared to the effort and money spent on this project.
It doesn’t matter what you are looking to do, creating an awareness is the first step. And this start is very important when the focus is to preserve the tigers. The efforts must be made to develop the attention to “save tigers” by making the leaflets, images, an advertisement for the cause on internet websites and the like. The main threats to the tiger’s life are deforestation means habitat loss and population fragmentation.