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Tigers of the High Himalayas
Tigers of the High Himalayas
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Tigers of the High Himalayas
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Mod Edit (30th Dec, 2018):
Almost a decade after BBC managed to photograph high altitude tigers for the first time, they have been detected by local authorities in hills & valleys all over Himalayas. So, here's a recently made updated map.  *This image is copyright of its original author I've been trying to find out more about the elusive tigers of the high regions, but it's near impossible to just strut in and find interesting data! Therefore I've decided to create this in order to accumulate as much from very little as a community. I'm sure you've all seen the documentary "Lost Land of the Tiger", where amazing images were captured of tigers the highest they have ever been recorded. The images were a wonder for all wildlife lovers when released, but since then no one seems to have taken this find forward in a big way which is disappointing. Here are some of the images:  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author I would also like to know if anything has ever been recorded on tiger-snow leopard interaction as I'm coming up blank.  
Bhutan tigers,
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Female tiger from the Askot landscape, Uttarakhand, India.
The camera-trap picture was taken at an elevation of 3,274m in March 2016. This was the highest elevation record for the tiger in India.  *This image is copyright of its original author
Another Bhutan tiger,
 *This image is copyright of its original author Another picture, close up image of tiger in post no 7 @"SVTIGRIS" These are a subgroup of North East tigers which include kaziranga tigers. So they can be as stocky as the stockiest Assam tigers.  *This image is copyright of its original author
more,
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Bergmanns law along with the mix of the huge kazirangas who are large due to other reasons could combine to make a really huge tiger if the population is allowed to expand at will. Exciting times.
 (08-01-2017, 05:47 AM)Sully Wrote: Bergmanns law along with the mix of the huge kazirangas who are large due to other reasons could combine to make a really huge tiger if the population is allowed to expand at will. Exciting times. According to the locals, those tigers have always been there. It's not some recent colonisation. There are tigers in India at such heights as well, in Arunachal & North-Bengal. Specimens photographed at 7500ft Neora Valley this January: 1. (Possibly female).. *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author 2. (Looks like a male)...  *This image is copyright of its original author Edit: Another camera trapped in December 2017 ( Could be the second one again )..  *This image is copyright of its original author Further west in Nepal & Kumaon hills, such populations have been lost, due to the higher proficiency of the people there in step-cultivation method of agriculture in high altitude. Recently tigers were detected again in Uttarakhand at high altitude, leading to quite some tension & speculation.
Few more,
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