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The Terai Tiger

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Genetically distinct population of Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) in Terai Arc Landscape (TAL) of India as requested by @parvez is attached.
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(07-21-2017, 02:09 AM)tigerluver Wrote: Genetically distinct population of Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) in Terai Arc Landscape (TAL) of India as requested by @parvez is attached.

Thanks a lot @tigerluver
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( This post was last modified: 07-21-2017, 11:01 AM by parvez )

Some very important data in that article, 
TIG4 haplotype is the characteristic absent in rest of terai and present in chitwan, TIG2 is characteristic to North East that may be indicating robust muscles or stockiness. TIG7 for terai tigers present nowhere else. 


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( This post was last modified: 07-21-2017, 12:16 PM by Rishi )

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A fact which has caught my attention is that the Chitwan cats show a high frequency of presence of the Tig*5 mitochondrial-DNA halotype, like its central-indian cousins...unlike the TAL or NE-indian ones.
I have had always thought (without proof though, until now) that tigers of Eastern Terai should have had the maximum amount of genetic intermixing with the central indian population. 

Because of absence of human barrier, that started severing the Terai from the south since late 16th century. Take a look at the following maps...

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See the region where the Gangetic-valley is the narrowest?.. Just north of that, the C-shaped river is the Kosi river, called the "sorrow of Bihar" as the annual floods affect about 21000 km2 of fertile agricultural lands, thereby destroying the rural economy & displacing local population. 
Also Kosi changes her course a lot, decimating any permanent built-up sreas. 

Until mid-19th century that region was THE most sparcely populated & cultivated region in all of northern subcontinent.
For a few months after the monsoons, the region converted into a wild flood-plain (like Kaziranga) to be reclaimed by people until the following year's monsoon.

If the two tiger populations had interacted in recent past, it would have been through this corridor!!!

PS: Although this hypothesis is totally just a personal opinion, the data provided are concrete.
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Are you sure Tig 5 a,b is frequent in chitwan? Do u have any pdf article that proves this that they are similar to northeast or central tigers? @Rishi
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(07-21-2017, 12:03 PM)parvez Wrote: Are you sure Tig 5 a,b is frequent in chitwan? Do u have any pdf article that proves this that they are similar to northeast or central tigers? @Rishi

I had overlooked it until i saw the pic you've posted..There i've added it now.
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Let us keep this in clipboard of our mind  Joking and paste it after we get it any pdf. @Rishi
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Valmiki tigers, 

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Kosi tigers, 

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(07-24-2017, 10:12 AM)parvez Wrote: Kosi tigers, 

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They are basically Corbett's​ tigers... Kosi river (Uttrakhand's one) is almost adjoining the Ramnagar forest division...
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(07-24-2017, 11:07 AM)Rishi Wrote:
(07-24-2017, 10:12 AM)parvez Wrote: Kosi tigers, 

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They are basically Corbett's tigers... Kosi river (Uttrakhand's one) is almost adjoining the Ramnagar forest division...
Yes you are right, here it is

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Utharakhand tigress, 

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Bardia tigers, 

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A image from May 2016 from Corbett Tiger Reserve of Sharmili and her son Pandit.


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Huge male tiger from Corbett Tiger Reserve.

Photo and information credits: Ben Cranke
"A male tiger walks through this beautiful scene with the roots of a banyan tree draped over a rock. Come and join me to photograph these magnificent cats in their natural environment, on our upcoming @tuskphoto Tiger tour to India"

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