Tigers of North-Eastern India

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Bhanu Singh

Once in a life time moment...
Seeing tiger running for life is something you cannot imagine, forget dreaming. And when you see such rare moment in wild you know you are really blessed.

Bagori (Western range), Kaziranga
May 2017

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Indranil Paul
Those Eyes of a Kaziranga Tiger!(Male Tiger,Kaziranga,March 17)
A rarity,I guess,to get a
Kaziranga tiger up so close!

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[parvez]

Kaziranga tiger

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[parvez]

Tiger from pakke tiger reserve, arunachal pradesh

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[parvez]

Northeast tiger subgroups, 

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[parvez]

Pugmarks of kaziranga tigers, 

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[parvez]

Northeast has probably the highest genetic diversity. That's good news as I once suspected them to be inbred. Possibly the biggest tigers in the world they are now on safer side. 

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Pakke probably, 

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[Rishi]

(07-24-2017, 12:36 PM)parvez Wrote:

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Isn't this tiger is from Arunachal Pradesh..from Namdapha Tiger Reserve?
I think i saw in on Panthera's FB page.

It was thought that Dampa had no tigers but in March 2012, Aranyak & WWF India analysed faecal samples by DNA fingerprinting to confirm tiger presence in the region.
Although no tiger has ever been photographed or camera-trapped... Reply

[parvez]

@Rishi yes I too had that doubt but unable to get confirmed information. After getting confirmed I will remove it. Reply

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[parvez]

Probably from pakke, 

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[Rishi]

Kaziranga tigress & rhinos in one sighting... Reply

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[Pckts]

Mohan Thomas Photography
Tiger,

Kaziranga.

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[Ngala]

The Assam region, is located in north-eastern India; is delimited in the north by the high Himalayan mountains of Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh, in south-east by the Naga Hills, and in the south by the Shillong Plateau. This region is crossed from north-east to west by the Brahmaputra river, that have created an alluvial flood plains and a rivers system that is one of the largest in the world; is also called Assam valley or Brahmaputra valley. 

Physical map of north-eastern India:

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Satellite photo of north-eastern India:

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The subtropical climate (from 5° to 32° C), add to the physic geographical aspects, create a unique place.

Map of forest cover distribution in Assam region:

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Forest type mapping using satellite data has been undertaken by the Forest Survey of India with reference to Champion and Seth Classification. As per this assessment, the state has 18 forest types belonging to five forest type groups: Tropical Wet Evergreen (12.04%), Tropical Semi Evergreen (51.71%), Tropical Moist Deciduous (25.64%), Tropical Dry Deciduous (0.09%) and Sub Tropical Pine Forests (0.45%). Plantation/TOF are 10.07%. (Data from India State of Forest Report, 2011).

Pie chart that show the forest cover in Assam:

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The Assam region count many National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuary. This is the list of the parks and reserves in the Assam region:

Biosphere Reserve

• Manas Tiger Reserve
  

National Parks

• Kaziranga National Park
• Manas National Park
• Nameri National Park
• Dibru-Saikhowa National Park
• Orang National Park
  

Wildlife Sanctuaries

• Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary
• Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary
• Bura Chapori Wildlife Sanctuary
• Bornadi Wildlife Sanctuary
• Sonai Rupai Wildlife Sanctuary
• Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary
• Panidihing Bird Sanctuary
• Bherjan-Borajan-Padumoni Wildlife Sanctuary
• Nambor Wildlife Sanctuary
• North Karbi-Anglong Wildlife Sanctuary
• East Karbi-Anglong Wildlife Sanctuary
• Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary
• Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary
• Marat Longri Wildlife Sanctuary
• Nambor-Doigrung Wildlife Sanctuary
• Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary
• Borail Wildlife Sanctuary
• Amsang Wildlife Sanctuary
• Dipor Bil Wildlife Sanctuary
  

Proposed Wildlife Sanctuaries

• North Karbi Anglong Wildlife Sanctuary
• Bordoibam Bilmukh Bird Wildlife Sanctuary 
  

Map of Reserved Forests and Protected Areas of Assam:

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In addition, the tigers from this region shows that are genetically different from other regions of India having unique haplotypes, though share some haplotypes with tigers from western, central and southern India. (Sharma et al., 2011; ON THE EDGE OF EXTINCTION - A - THE TIGER (Panthera tigris): #1224, #1226.)

I invite all members to post information, images and data of tigers only from this region in this thread. When you insert images, please, write the location. Images from others location, will be moved in the appropriate thread.

If anyone have additional information, please share it with us. Reply