Tigers of North-Eastern India

[Ashutosh]

(09-18-2020, 12:21 PM)Scout Wrote: Kaziranga Tigers are absolutely gargantuan, government should really do a survey and collect data from this park. It might bring about a lot of change in the already existing data, specially sizes.

Doubt it. There are barely any studies from Kaziranga about other more important aspects in regards to their conservation.

We still don’t know that when the park floods, and tigers move to the Karbi Anglong Hills, what is their relationship there?

 Do they establish new territories amongst the hills?

 How much more/less conflict do they experience not just with other tigers but with other species as well considering Kaziranga tigers have one of the highest mortality rate per capita amongst big cats.

Is there any change in their food habits once they migrate to these hills?

When they return to they go back to their original pre-flood territories?

How have tigresses adapted their mating cycles to ensure that cubs aren’t born just before the floods as Bengal tigers in most other parts litter throughout the year?

These are just some of the questions with regards to conservation and effective management that the govt and it’s inadequacy in terms of research can’t answer. Considering weighing and measuring them is even a lower priority (not to mention a huge challenge in Kaziranga’s unique landscape), I doubt you will get your answers very soon. Reply