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In what groups we can divide the Bengal Tiger?
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"Owing to their vast & diverse range, tigers in India differ genetically from region to region.
During a genetic analysis of existing tigers WII found that the genetic make-up of the tigers in Satkosia was similar to that of Madhya Pradesh tigers as compared to genetic make-up of tigers of even other parts of Odisha." (Personal note: Understandable, as it is best connected to central India through the Mahanadi river valley/gorge compared to rest of Odisha. For map see post #21.) The above exerpt is from THIS article. It quotes WII professor Yadavendra Dev Jhala. The ongoing fourth All India Tiger Estimation, 2018 will also provide more information to scientists on four somewhat “genetically unique” tiger populations that were spotted during the last estimation in 2014. “They were genetically very different and this estimation, which is done on a larger scale, will give us more information,” Jhala said. These metapopulations are in the North East (around 250), in southern India in the Palakkad tip (less than 50 tigers), in Simlipal National Park in Odisha (less than 30) and Valmiki National Park in Bihar (around 100), he said. |
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