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http://www.uwice.gov.bt/view_tiger_creek.php tigress in bhutan
A lot of these Tigers look to have a darker orange coat, I wonder if that is an observed trait or just a camera trick.
 (07-31-2018, 12:44 AM)Pckts Wrote: A lot of these Tigers look to have a darker orange coat, I wonder if that is an observed trait or just a camera trick. Hey @Pckts I can confirm you the orange coat is a trait among a lot of tigers in the hills. Lots of Corbett tigers have the deep orange coat.Never been to Bhutan but from photos they seem to have the same coat pattern. The only big male I saw in Chitwan was also kind of the same in terms of his coat.  (07-13-2018, 03:21 PM)Smilodon-Rex Wrote: Have you ever see the pictures of hunting tigers in Himalaya area? Although I have seen lots of tiger hunting pictures about warm area in South Asia, I never seen any pictures of Himalaya hunting tigers No. Those are very remote places & merely the presence of tigers are ascertained by camera-traps. There are no safaris & they have never been filmed in action. 
Bhutan tigers,
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"While in Bhutan, we serviced two remote camera sites. I was astounded at the diversity and abundance of wildlife at both sites. Here's a paired down selection of photos that I stitched together from these sites. Thank-you to Tshering Tempa and Ajong (UWICE, Bhutan) for providing photos." 
http://www.walkthroughindia.com/wild-wor...n-kingdom/
12 Wild Animals And Wildlife of Bhutan Kingdom
Promising tiger population detected at upper reaches of Arunachal’s Dibang
A three-year survey in with 108 camera-traps reveal photographic evidence of tigers in the snow-clad peaks of Eastern Himalayas. Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary (DWS) of Arunachal Pradesh is not a designated tiger reserve and is the highest site for 2018 tiger census. One of the 108 camera traps deployed in and around the protected area at Mismi Hills captured a tiger wading through thick snow at 3246m altitude on January 2017. ©GV Gopi and Aisho Sharma Adhikarimayum, WII  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author Researchers have found a promising tiger population in the upper reaches of Dibang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh, the highest range in the Indian part of eastern Himalayas. As far back as 1912, Captain FM Bailey of the Indian Army alluded to the “occurrence of tigers in the high altitude forests of the Mishmi Hills (which falls under the Dibang Valley district of Arunachal Pradesh).” GV Gopi, a scientist with the Wildlife Institute of India who carried out the study, said as many as 11 tigers were caught on camera traps in a study from 2015 to 2017. Gopi carried out the study with Aisho Sharma Adhikarimayum, a research scholar. “In Bhutan, in the Eastern Himalayas, tigers have been spotted at an altitude of 4,200 metres,” Gopi said. “Once we survey the upper reaches of DWS, the more high altitude areas, we are hopeful we will find tiger population even above 4,200 metres,” he said. “Considering we could only cover 336 square kilometres of the 4,149 square kilometres of the DWS, 11 tigers shows a high density. We are certain the actual population will be much higher once we cover the entire area in the next course of study,” Gopi said. It all started in December 2012, when two tiger cubs were rescued near the sanctuary. A rapid assessment study commissioned by the WII and National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) found the partial image of a tiger in one of the camera traps leading to commissioning of the full-fledged study. The researchers claimed the tigers spotted in DWS could be genetically different from those found in other parts of Arunachal Pradesh. The state has three tiger reserves including the Pakke Tiger Reserve, Kamlang Tiger Reserve and Nampdhapa Tiger Reserve. But those tiger populations are far from DWS. This surviving one is isolated, which is why the genetics could be different. Unlike other striped cats which like to feed on the Sambar deer or the spotted deer, these tigers prey mainly on Mishmi Takin, a goat-antelope unique to Arunachal Pradesh, as the scat analysis shows. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/camera-traps-capture-tigers-at-3-630-metres-in-arunachal-s-dibang-valley.html https://indianexpress.com/article/north-east-india/arunachal-pradesh/stripes-in-the-snow-at-3630-meters-indias-only-snow-tigers-are-burning-bright-5471558/ 
Dibang valley camera trapped tigers here.
https://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoT.../4381/6044 Some big males:  *This image is copyright of its original author
http://www.transindiatravels.com/arunach...sanctuary/
http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Dibang_Wildlife_Sanctuary The Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary is one of the eight wildlife sanctuaries of Arunachal Pradesh, India. It is located in the Upper Dibang Valley district covering an area of 4,149 km2 (1,602 sq mi). The sanctuary is rich in wildlife. Rare mammals such as Mishmi takin, red goral, musk deer (at least two species), red panda, Asiatic black bear, occasional tiger and Gongshan muntjac occur while among birds there are the rare Sclater's monal and Blyth's tragopan.[2] A flying squirrel, new to science has been recently discovered from the edge of this sanctuary. It has been named the Mishmi Hills giant flying squirrel (Petaurista mishmiensis).[3] Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary is located fully or partly within Dihang-Dibang Biosphere Reserve It is protected by the Department of Environment and Forest of Arunachal Pradesh. |
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