White, Black & Golden Tigers

[Pckts]

(07-16-2014, 11:09 AM)'GuateGojira' Wrote:

(07-15-2014, 11:23 PM)'Pckts' Wrote: Also Gaute, here is info on Ranthambhore baby boom

*This image is copyright of its original author

Ranthambhore National ParkApril 8Female tigers of the tourism zone - All the mature females of the tourism zone of Ranthambhore have cubs right now : T 8 with one cub, T 19 with four cubs, T 39 has cubs (though no one has seen them as yet) and T 41 with one cub. Besides these there are three or four young females that have either just come of age or are still to young to have cubs. Besides these females there are about 14 males that can be seen in the tourism zones.
Ranthambhore's biggest demographic problem is that there are far too many males and not enough breeding females in the park. 68108 SharesLikeLike · · =164990260221338&p[1]=655538851166474&profile_id=164990260221338&share_source_type=unknown&__av=100001388236295]Share

•  Top CommentsKanwar Deep Juneja and 67 others like this.
• 
  
  *This image is copyright of its original author
   Write a comment...
• 
  
  *This image is copyright of its original author
   Sambit Maharana Is there any data available on the gender census of the cubs ...possible pointer to evolving future demography of the tiger population in Ranthambhore National Park.Like · Reply · April 9 at 7:57am
  • 
    
    *This image is copyright of its original author
     Ranthambhore National Park Yes there isLike · 1 · April 10 at 3:53am
  • 
    
    *This image is copyright of its original author
     Write a reply...
    
• 
  
  *This image is copyright of its original author
   Suresh Kumar Mishra Interesting ! More intriguing however, is this skewed sex ratio in favour of males. Normally, this should be more females, about one half or twice of males or at least equal. what could be reason for this?Like · Reply · April 9 at 5:16am
  • 
    
    *This image is copyright of its original author
     Ranthambhore National Park Nothing specific just the luck of draw - in the last few years most of the cubs born were males against the norma of 50-50.Like · April 10 at 3:54am
  • 
    
    *This image is copyright of its original author
     Write a reply...
    
• 
  
  *This image is copyright of its original author
   Nagu Shenoy @ Sir..Don't you think its strange that these tigress and resident males are tolerating their previous male cubs even after the tigress has given birth again...Like · Reply · April 9 at 1:50am
  • 
    
    *This image is copyright of its original author
     Ranthambhore National Park Tolerating the male cub from the previous litter after having another litter is not so rare. T 20 stayed close to the Mother (T 16) for a few months after her next litter, as did T 3 - to cite two examples. Though the mother will not tolerate it for long.Like · 1 · April 9 at 4:18am
  • 
    
    *This image is copyright of its original author
     Write a reply...
    
• 
  
  *This image is copyright of its original author
   Nagu Shenoy @ Dharmendra Khandal..Sir, Of All the males who have fathered cubs I presume only T28 has passed his prime so T19 has to be more vigilant if there are any attempts of Territory takeover..I sighted T28 On 7th morning near Rajbhag and he was limping badly I don't know whether it was normal injury or caused due to fight with some male and very next day T19 was seen shifting her cubs Your thoughts pls..Like · Reply · April 8 at 11:16pm · Edited
  • 
    
    *This image is copyright of its original author
     Ranthambhore National Park He is hardly past his prime, in fact he is just hit his prime - almost all the males that I have seen in the last few years are limping. They are getting into fights regularly though the fights are not violent enough to "sort the problem"
    

and anotherHey All,

The 2013-2014 season has come to a glorious end at Ranthambhore and the park re-opens in October after the monsoons. Ranthambhore has been blessed with a baby boom and all its denizens seem to have pulled through the year without any fuss. Our next few posts shall highlight the current status of each Tiger family of Ranthambhore & what is expected next season. Here is an update # 2 on another family of Ranthambhore.

T-24 (Ustad) : Happy & content as ever in his own domain. He is a prolific hunter and apparently, it seems he doesn't mind sharing food with either his mate Noor or son Sultan. Ustad has been a doting Dad to Sultan and looks all set to spend quality time with the new arrivals. How long both parents tolerate Sultan's presence remains to be seen.

T-72 (Sultan) : Still a young brat, although he does manage to hunt on his own, he has often been sighted in close proximity to his mother Noor & her 2 new-born cubs. This grown up boy loves hanging around his parent’s area rather than seek out a territory for himself. As long as he doesn't venture out of the park, he looks all set to remain in his parent’s territory a bit longer than expected and keep putting on a show to his ardent admirers.

T-39 (Noor) : A proud mother of 2 young cubs, she remains one of the star attractions of the park and we bet she will raise the new litter to adulthood without any hiccups and also impart lessons to remain oblivious to the presence of tourists. Her cubs shall be at least 7 months old by the time the park re-opens in October and she looks all set to be a show-stopper next season. It remains to be seen as to how long would Sultan, her offspring from the first litter, lurk around her territory.

We wish to thank our good friend Vipin Sharma for letting us share this image of Noor feeding her cubs.— with Minh Ha and 38 others.
https://www.facebook.com/tigertrackersindia

more on Ranthambhore and a unknown male who took over bameras territory

Ranthambhore was echoing with the purrs of a large number of cubs from the various adults and their carefree activities made the sighting season rich and delightful. Both the park favourites T39 and T19 decided to raise their new litter in the tourist zone giving the visitors an exciting sneak peak into the tiger life. Sub adult cubs from previous litters along with the orphan cubs of T17 kept the number of sightings rolling in. The legendary Machli also contributed her fair share by catching up with the visitors a number of times. Needless to say, the shutterbugs had a delightful time and indulged in some awe-inspiring photo shoots of the striped beauty.
Bandhavgarh, yet another important tiger park of the country made an anxious start to the season with the news of a new male entering Tala zone and defeating Bamera. Loss of two Kankati cubs (each of the either sex) was an equal dampener as was the complete loss of Banbehi’s fresh litter. Most of the veterans had predicted the end of Bamera reign and his clan. Kankatis continued absence from Chakradhara was giving it a deserted look. However, the park surprised everyone with the cubs of Rajbehara and Mirchaini  and increased the sightings count. The end of the season brought in the good news of Kankati raising yet another litter of three cubs soaring all hopes.  Re-appearance of a male cub from her previous litter was also a great up lifter.

http://us7.campaign-archive2.com/?u=8ec3...4b671544c2
 

Do you still consider Ranthambhore to be making up the baby boom, Gaute?


 

Those were NOT my words, but if you like it, then YES, I still consider it. All these reports are just bubbles of soap. Don't you found "curious" that even when all the "official" reports of the parks shows that the tiger populations are growing, the true figures of tiger population never grow, and in the best case, they are only stable?

How many of those cubs actually survive? How many of them actually reach adulthood? How many of them manage to reproduce? A baby boom is good, but is not the savior note at all.

Taking in count the cases of Sariska and Panna, I still can't believe, at the first moment at least, in the reports of park rangers and park administrators. In the best case, most of the parks in India have only 30 to 40 specimens and from them, maybe half are breeding adults. We need more than just some "baby booms" here and there, we need a higher surviving rate of the tigers. Besides, inter-species conflict is not direct evidence of a higher population. Lack of prey and human population increase can cause this too.
 

 

"All these reports are just bubbles of soap. Don't you found "curious" that even when all the "official" reports of the parks shows that the tiger populations are growing, the true figures of tiger population never grow, and in the best case, they are only stable?"

Tiger numbers have grown, sightings have grown, new tigers are popping up everywhere. "Bubbles and soap"?
I don't agree with you here gaute,

Im curious to why you have such skepticism toward these confirmed sightings, images, and eye witness accounts, compared to my skepticism from a blurry image with no clear colors from a hunter who has claimed a couple of questionable accounts?
Then you posted the image and said that this was deffinitive proof of the white tigress, but these actual accounts and images are not?


  Reply