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

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Tiger – Human Conflict :

Orang can be considered as hotbed for human-tiger conflict as the record proves here. Since 1990, as many as 15 people were killed by tigers around the Orang National Park. This number is considerably high as far as human casualty is concerned. Further, as many as 33 incidences of livestock lifting cases are also recorded around the park since 1993.

Such high level of conflict has taken a heavy toll of tiger in the park as the local community has become hostile towards the animal. As a result, 13 incidences of tiger killings by villagers have been recorded in the park. This is a very high price the tigers have paid for a small conservation area like Orang National Park.

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Community based Human-Tiger Conflict Evaluation :

Five fringe villages were surveyed involving the CTCUs (Community Tiger Conservation Units) to found out the past cases of tiger depredation in the area. Preliminary result of the survey is shown in the chart below while we analyze the load of data.

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