ON THE EDGE OF EXTINCTION - A - THE TIGER (Panthera tigris)

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Recent scientific research from China shows that Siberian tigers dominate and depress Brown bear and Black bear populations

"The Siberian tiger is called the "King of the Jungle" and is a world-class endangered species."

"Taipinggou Nature Reserve in Heilongjiang Province is an area where a variety of large and medium-sized beasts, including brown bears and black bears, are concentrated in my country. In recent years, many Siberian tigers have crossed the river from Russia across the river into the Taiping Valley, making the food chain in the reserve more complicated."

"In this area where a variety of top carnivores are concentrated, with the arrival of the "king of the jungle" Siberian tiger, the original food chain of the forest area has also undergone natural succession adjustments."

"Tigers eat bears, it seems that this is only a case. However, as many Siberian tigers enter the Taipinggou and even the Xiaoxing'an Mountains area, what changes will happen to the animal community in the jungle requires further monitoring and research. What is visible to the naked eye is that the frequency of bears has indeed dropped significantly."

"After the arrival of the Siberian tiger, the number of bears has really changed a lot. Before the Siberian tiger came, the infrared camera could always detect black bears and brown bears. After the first Siberian tiger came to our reserve, after several years of monitoring, it was found that the number of brown bears and black bears was gradually decreasing."

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"This may also be reflected in the fact that among the same top predators, bears still have a fear of tigers or have a certain impact on the distribution of bears."

"Liu Fang, Associate Researcher of the Chinese Academy of Forestry: It can be predicted in the future that the more tigers, the predation of black bears should increase. As far as the population of black bears is concerned, it is a regulating effect."

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Summary:

A healthy population of brown bears and black bears was regularly being observed and captured on infrared cameras by scientists and researchers. As soon as tigers started to enter the reserve, researchers noticed that the population of bears dropped significantly. They then found the remains of a bear killed and eaten by a tiger.

According to researchers and experts, bears fear tigers and tigers have a regulating affect on the population of bears. The tiger being the dominant carnivore and apex predator of the ecosystem, has a certain impact on the distribution of bears. With the arrival of the Siberian tiger, the bears have been displaced from the top position in the food-chain and now become prey of the tiger.

Researchers predict that the more tigers that come into the reserve, the predation on bears shall increase. What further changes will happen to the animal community in the jungle remains to be seen. Reply