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Bitupan Kolong
This is the pride This is Kaziranga |Kaziranga National Park|  *This image is copyright of its original author Bitupan Kolong The heartthrob among the Big 5 Royal Bengal Tiger ------------------------------ K A Z I R A N G A  *This image is copyright of its original author Ajoy Das Kaziranga tiger  *This image is copyright of its original author Ajoy Das Bagori Range  *This image is copyright of its original author
  *This image is copyright of its original author Tiger conservation & ecological survey December 16, 2018 Karyir Riba In November 2012, three tiger cubs were rescued from Angrim Valley village – a human settlement around Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary (DWS) in Dibang Valley district. One of the two tiger cubs rescued last December  *This image is copyright of its original author Recently, a study was published under the title, ‘Use of molecular-based approach in resolving subspecies ambiguity of the rescued tiger cubs from Arunachal Pradesh, India and their relationship with other population’. According to this study, genetic findings confirmed the subspecies status of the rescued cubs as Bengal tigers. But they were unable to assign them at the sub-population level with precision due to paucity of genetic data. However, genetic closeness with reported TIG 25 haplotype suggested that the rescued cubs originated from a population of Northeast India. The study also suggests that after the genetic ancestry of the rescued cubs was established as being that of the Bengal tiger, the state’s forest department initiated a pilot project (during the 2014 All India tiger monitoring) to assess the tiger presence in DWS and adjoining forests. An ecological survey undertaken with camera traps and photographs suggested the presence of tigers in DWS. The DWS is a vast area of 4149 sq kms, out of which camera trapping was done in an area of around 336 sq kms. Reportedly, these camera traps captured 11 tigers during the period between 2014 and 2016, including two cubs. Namdapha Tiger Reserve (NTR) Field Director Tapek Riba informed that during the period between 2014 and 2015, 3 tigers were spotted by camera traps in NTR, too. Very recently, the camera trap teams in two ranges – Miao and Gandhigram – spotted fresh pugmarks in their respective areas, Riba informed, adding, however, that these are yet to be verified and confirmed as tiger pugmarks. Deb Ranjan Laha, who is a project fellow with the Monitoring System for Tigers – Intensive Protection and Ecological Status in the WII-National Tiger Conservation Authority’s tiger cell, said, "According to a 2014 estimate, the Western Ghat complex has the highest population of tigers in the country. However, the Northeast hills and the Brahmaputra flat banks have the most potential and are together considered the most promising landscape for tiger conservation." He said certain religious beliefs that surround tigers in most parts of India help in creating awareness for conservation of tigers. “Since many believe that tigers are the wahan (carriage) of goddesses Santoshi and Durga, tiger hunting is not entertained,” he said. Riba is also of the same opinion, and says the status of tigers in most tribal communities of Arunachal Pradesh and the bad omens related to tiger poaching traditionally works as an automatic way of tiger conservation in the state. He informed that in the Galo tribe, tigers are never hunted for pleasure. However, in situations such as when a tiger has gone rogue and becomes a menace for the villagers, a certain ritual is performed to select a person to kill the tiger. No one wants to be the chosen one for the purpose as that person has to perform a number of rituals and follow many customary restrictions after the killing, which includes being ousted from the village and having to live outside the village for a year; not being allowed to eat onions and garlic; and being restricted from celebrating Mopin the rest of their life, among other things. A large funeral ritual is also held for the tiger, similar to those held for humans. Similarly, in the Mishmi tribe, according to anthropologist Dr Tarun Mene, tigers are not hunted until a situation arises where it has to be killed or has been killed accidentally. The tiger has to be given a funeral similar to that given to a human. Personal Note: Due to the region being heavily forested & sparsely populated, it can be one of the last nations of biodiversity in India. However as they are massive landscapes, the role played by the local people residing in & sharing those forests is crucial. In the states of Manipur & Nagaland, large tracts of forests have been degraded by continued shifting cultivation with population growth. The tribes of the region are also notoriously infamous for overhunting & wildlife in much of those areas are all but gone.  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author If the two maps look different, that's because they are. The state of Arunachal Pradesh & its northern border are both disputed with China & there are offical & unofficial maps... it's complicated.
Rofikul Islam
Royal Bengal Tiger At Kaziranga NP, Assam 27th April 2015  *This image is copyright of its original author Tapash Kumar Dutta TIGER - KAZIRANGA NATIONAL FOREST DATE : 28.11.2017.  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author MoYur RaTul YOgi The royal bengal tiger (Kaziranga NP) western range : Today  *This image is copyright of its original author Chandramouli Ganguly Male Tiger sighting at Kaziranga National park(Bagori range), will post the processed images and videos soon. (Screenshot from camera lcd screen) Sincere thanks to all my friends and seniors for your good wishes. Most importantly thanks to my God for this great opportunity to see the Bengal Tiger in the Kaziranga on the second safari.  *This image is copyright of its original author Kaku Saikia Royal Bengal Tiger #tigerPhotoshoot At #kaziranga #national #park  *This image is copyright of its original author Kaku Saikia Gold ,Blue and Green ----Royal Bengal Tiger---- Photography@Kaziranga national park Assam, india Month: December , 2017.  *This image is copyright of its original author Jimmy Rawal  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author
Vinit Bajpai
When One Gets Simply LUCKY , this happens A TIGER from KAZIRANGA : 09 Jan 2019 (Canon Gears )  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author
Indranil Paul
A Massive Male from Kaziranga!(Male Tiger,Bagori,Kaziranga)  *This image is copyright of its original author Our recent trip to Kaziranga National Park! Kaziranga National Park in Assam is always been wonderful birding place and it has a rich avian diversity. The massive area of the park is a home to many endangered and endemic species of animals. To get to see tiger here is always an extra big bonus. We had an excellent view of a male tiger for about 20 minutes during our game drive.  *This image is copyright of its original author Shashank Gowda How it would be to find a tiger in land of unicorns where the land is mostly filled with grass of 8-10 feet tall.This huge male gave a sighting for about an hour.Taking rest for nearly 45 minutes near the lake, he got up and walked for a distance which took him about 10-15 minutes to cross the road.With the mighty look and majestic walk he came out of bushes gave a stare to his left where we , the wild life enthusiasts and photographers were standing along with other tourist to the zone in our respective vehicles.Then he took his path, went on to other side of road , marking his territory continuing his walk for about 100 mts and finally disappeared in bushes  *This image is copyright of its original author Arjun M Bharadwaj Tiger.. Tiger.. Another big male tiger. He was spotted sleeping in the pond, and later got up and disappeared in the tall grass.  *This image is copyright of its original author Supriya Dam Foggy Morning With Tiger Kaziranga National Park Assam It's dream come true for me :) everyone told me not to expect Tiger in Kaziranga but I was very hopeful to sight one :) Must say I was lucky enough to spot this Handsome Male Tiger on my first morning safari !!!  *This image is copyright of its original author
Elusive Kaziranga Tiger, 25th January 2019
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According to Jhala et al. (https://web.archive.org/web/201201202324...t_2010.pdf), Northeast India has tigers that came from Myanmar:
Page 151: "Currently tiger occupancy was recorded from an area of 4,565 km 2 of forests within the Brahmaputra Valley and the North East Hills landscape, with an estimated population of about 143 (113 to 172) tigers. The important tiger populations in this landscape include: a) The largest contiguous forested region in this landscape is over 136,000 km 2. This landscape unit commences in the north-west from Pakke Tiger Reserve through the forests of Palia, Tale Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Mouling National Park and Daying Ering Wildlife Sanctuary into Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary and upto the Namdapha Tiger Reserve in the east. The landscape continues south through some degraded areas into the Intanki National Park, and further south to the Dampa Tiger Reserve and Blue Mountain National Park. The Kaziranga National Park in the Brahmaputra flood plains is connected through the Karbi-Anglong Hills to Intanki in the south. This connectivity through Karbi-Anglong is crucial for dispersal of tigers from their source population in Kaziranga. Kaziranga has almost lost its connectivity to the north (to Pakke) due to intensive agriculture on northern banks of the River Brahmaputra. Intanki National Park is also connected westwards through priority III forests upto the Balphakram National Park. This landscape has contiguous forest across the international border with Myanmar. The weak links in this landscape are the forests in the districts of Mon, Mokokchung, Tuensang, Zuheboto, Wokha, and Phek in the east. The landscape between the Balphakram National Park and Intaki National Park through the districts of Karbi-Anglong, West Khasi Hills, East Khasi Hills and East and West Garo Hills is fragmented. The major source population of tigers in this landscape are in Kaziranga and Pakke in India and dispersing tigers from Bhutan and Myanmar. This landscape holds the largest tiger population in the North-Eastern region consisting of about 125 tigers. It is connected to the southern parts of the North East Landscape via the Karbi-Anglong Hills, for which it acts as a major source. The Kaziranga population connects to the tiger population of Nameri-Pakke through riverine corridors (Fig. 4.1)." Page 156, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh: "The Nameri Tiger Reserve is located in the Sonitpur districts of north-east Assam. It is contiguous with the Pakke Tiger Reserve of Arunachal Pradesh to its north and covers an area of 344 km2 of which 200 km2 forms the core demarcated by the Rivers Bhorali and Bordikarai. Within the Reserve are located 13 villages of which eight are forest villages with predominantly tribal population. The population of tigers is small (about 9) and is shared with Pakke. Though the area has potential for higher densities and ability to sustain a larger population of tigers, the depletion of prey by subsistence poaching as well as other anthropogenic disturbances is responsible for the current situation. Its connectivity with Kaziranga is important and needs policy and managerial inputs for its continued viability (Fig.4.AS.1.1). This complex may further be connected to the Sonai Rupai Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam and the greater forest complex of Arunachal, that provides connectivity, although with high hunting pressures and insurgency problems, to the forests further east into Namdapha, Intanki and maybe even Myanmar. The Namdapha Tiger Reserve covers an area of 1,985 km2 in the Changlang district of eastern Arunachal Pradesh. While most of the area is free of human presence, about six small patches of cultivation still exist within the Reserve covering about 25 hectares. On the peripheries of the Tiger Reserve are settlements such as Gandhigram, Deban and M’pen with mostly Lisu population. The Miao-Gandhigram road traverses 105 kilometers of the Reserve and 13 kilometers of the MiaoVijaynagar road cuts across the buffer zone of the Reseve. Hunting for cultural and subsistence reasons appears to be the greatest threat to biodiversity in this area. Namdapha Tiger Reserve is connected to the forests of Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary and further eastwards to the forests of Myanmar which is a contiguous forest patch of 1,36,000 km2." Pakke Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Tourism: http://www.arunachaltourism.com/pakke-tiger-reserve.php  *This image is copyright of its original author As I mentioned here (https://wildfact.com/forum/topic-indo-ch...5#pid66925), one Burmese tiger reserve near the border with Northeast India is that of Hukawng Valley (http://www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com/s...r-reserve/).
Debeshwar Pegu
Big boss of kaziranga. Assam. 11/2/2019.  *This image is copyright of its original author Same guy  *This image is copyright of its original author Debeshwar Pegu KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK. 18 March 2018 is really my great day Morning and afternoon safari's Two time King of forest big boss Royal Bengal Tiger sightseeing.  *This image is copyright of its original author
Debeshwar Pegu
Today Royal Bengal tiger at knp eastern range agoratoli. 12/3/2019  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author
First tiger survey in Manipur, based on reported presence
 *This image is copyright of its original author In a move to verify the report of tiger presence in local forests, the first ever tiger survey was conducted in the wildernesses of the north-eastern state of Manipur since the past few days. The survey was conducted to verify the report of presence of tiger in Manipur, particularly in the forest of Tamenglong and Senapati districts, and also as part of subsequent all Indian tiger population estimation exercise.  *This image is copyright of its original author The teams were led by Divisional Forest Officers & was attended by Range Forest Officers of respective sub-divisions, along with supporting staffs & local volunteers. Reports said that several signs of Sambar and Serow hoof mark and droppings were found in plenty during the survey in Chakha area last week. An awareness programme was also held under the theme of protection of Asian elephant and its habitats at the same village. The survey covers a total area measuring around 600 sq km which were projected as potential area a senior state forest official said when contacted. The survey team detected pugmarks of clouded leopard/leopard cat, scatch mark on tree, bark of Himalayan black bearmpelets of various ungulate species, hood marks of ungulates, sighting of hillock gibbon in Chakha etc. “The survey is targeted to complete by March end,” the official added. Sources said the State Forest department may go for introduction of tigers from other parts of the country as done in various tiger reserves with the help of NTCA if the habitat is found. The reports are being received regularly from the villagers of these areas regarding movement of tigers. Sources: http://www.easternmirrornagaland.com/wil...n-manipur/ https://nenow.in/north-east-news/manipur...g-cat.html |
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