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Tigers of the High Himalayas
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  (07-29-2020, 11:45 PM)Rishi Wrote: International Tiger Day 2020 special... Big girl. 
A behind the scenes look into Nepal's first high altitude documented tiger
.jpg?auto=webp) *This image is copyright of its original author © DoFSC / WWF Nepal.jpg?auto=webp) *This image is copyright of its original author © DoFSC / WWF Nepal.jpg?auto=webp) *This image is copyright of its original author © DoFSC / WWF Nepal.jpg?auto=webp) *This image is copyright of its original author © DoFSC / WWF Nepal.jpg?auto=webp) *This image is copyright of its original author © DoFSC / WWF Nepal.jpg?auto=webp) *This image is copyright of its original author © DoFSC / WWF NepalIn addition to an image of a tiger, camera traps also captured evidence of a Yellow Throated Marten, Red Fox, Hyena, Common Leopard, and Leopard Cat in Dadeldhura ©DoFSC/WWF Nepal Full article: https://wwfnepal.exposure.co/trailing-tigers  (07-30-2020, 05:20 PM)Sully Wrote: A behind the scenes look into Nepal's first high altitude documented tiger Let me elaborate on the location a bit. Dadeldhura hilks are on the shiwalik & middle mountains just north of Suklaphanta. Possibly a corridor from there to Khaptad NP & Api Nampa CA... Not that high, but pretty unfragmented compared to Terai & directly connected to Nandhaur in India.  *This image is copyright of its original author
Atleast 29 tigers spread over the Dibang-Kamlang block
The confirmation of the big cat presence based on scat samples and camera trap images comes amid concerns about the proposed diversion of large forest areas around Dibang Valley Wildlife Sanctuary for a power project and a dam. Updated: Jul 31, 2020  *This image is copyright of its original author An estimated 29 tigers were present in Arunachal Pradesh’s Dibang-Kamlang-Namdapha Block, according to the Status of Tigers, Co-predators, and Prey in India report (2018).  *This image is copyright of its original author
RISHI
Interesting post on tigers in the far eastern part of Assam. It's a wild region covered by what seems to be pristine forest. The natural world in full glory. Let's hope the power project and dam will be cancelled. A year or two ago, I read an article on the size of two captive tigers caught as cubs in that region. As adults, they were as large as they come in India. The photograph you posted, corrected for the angle, also shows a big male. Northeastern India has different populations. Just south of the Himalayas, tigers are large. Same for tigers inhabiting alluvial flood plains (Kaziranga). Tigers from the Naga Hills, on the other hand, do not seem much larger than those living in the Sunderbans. I've more reports about small tigers shot near tea estates in Assam. Tigers living on the Chinese border seem as large as those from Cooch Behar and Bhutan. Can you post a bit more about the conditions in Assam and Arunachal?   *This image is copyright of its original author big male in Jigme Singye Wangchuck National Park bhutan 2018 from wwf
These tigers are fascinating. It will be incredibly tough to study them, radiocollaring them would be a pipe dream. All across the Himalayas, from Uttarakhand to Arunachal, they have a very unique body structure. Shorter, but very robust and looks like a Bengal-Amur hybrid with thick fur and thicker tails than their lowland counterparts.
Also, their food intake would be so different as they are at a higher altitude and therefore burn more calories in even the simplest of tasks but there aren’t many big prey available (the eastern Himalayas does have takin), so how are they maintaining that size? Also, has their body evolved certain tools to counter the lower oxygen levels like snow leopards. Plus, what is their interaction with the likes of Asiatic Black bear and if this is a rigid population base or are they flexible depending on seasonal changes. So many questions. They undoubtedly have large skulls, larger than most subpopulations. (08-05-2020, 04:25 PM)peter Wrote: Can you post a bit more about the conditions in Assam and Arunachal? Once the whole NE India was the kingdom-turned-province of Assam (literally meant undulated) with its narrow pains & short hills. Later got balkanised into many parts, still several more are demanded... This has resulted in lot of insurgency The Brahmaputra plain had been throughly cultivated, except a thin strip along the Riverine islands. These are also nominally connected to Himalayan foothills in Arunachal by southbound rivers.  *This image is copyright of its original author Arunachal mountains had the lowest population density in all India & the region is pretty undeveloped. The forests along Myanmar resembles most forests in Southeast Asia, ie, pretty much empty with sporadic wildlife presence including tigers.  *This image is copyright of its original author Characteristic white socks (feet) of the gaur at 4100 m in Jigme Singye Wangchuck National Park. (Photo: UWICE/DoFPS) https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2014/10/15/bhutan-a-frontier-for-culture-biodiversity-and-adventure/ @Ashutosh the ones in jigme for sure have gaur on the menu
So I attended the Bhutan tiger conservation webinar
It was mainly about what steps they have taken to conserve tiger population and mitigate human-wildlife conflicts Wild dogs and Tigers are a big reason for dwindling livestock in Bhutan. They are forced to hunt livestock because of lack of natural prey. There are many conservation areas in whole of Bhutan right now and multiple corridors. Overall, thanks to the forest cover in and around the country, there is a lot of scope for future tiger conservation According to their latest survey, in the south of the country, an average Tigress range is 20 sq. km and for a male is 80 sq. km. In the north of the country, its very different. Its 80 sq. km for females and almost 200 sq. km for males. Also, the highest altitude for tigers ever recorded was from Bhutan, at 4600m above sea level. Tigers here regularly go at higher altitudes. Current population estimates give around 100 tigers, and with one of the biggest live breeding population of 40-60 females. I did ask question about genetics and morphology of these tigers and it was saying that Mr. Tempa wanted to answer my question but the webinar was ended right there. Missed it |
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