He, however, noted that “entry to core areas must be strictly regulated and some criterion need to be laid down to allow such entry”. With the present system prevalent in some of the forests like Kaziranga where one can only notice uncontrolled and over tourism which is destroying the park in the non core, the case of regulated tourism must be first ensured.

Wildlife enthusiasts at the convention earlier sought to draw the minister’s attention to the fact that the core areas of wildlife parks and sanctuaries had turned into the safe haven for poachers. Some experts believe that poaching although being a great cause of concern, one should not dilute the issue of industrial pollution hazards that have endangered many animal species.

“Since there were not enough functionaries and those too inadequately equipped, core areas remained unfrequented even by the staff, with the result that poacher gangs could easily slip in and carry out their nefarious activities,” Tiger and Terrain secretary Kaushlendra Singh said. His views found favour with the minister, who is himself a wildlife enthusiast.

Ranjit Bhargava, who has been honoured with Padmashri for his wildlife conservation work, stressed on the need for diversion of a rail track and a highway from a 25 km stretch of Uttar Pradesh’s Dudhwa National Park, the second largest wildlife reserve after the world famous Corbett Park in Uttarakhand in north India. Same is in the case of Kaziranga where the National Highway is too close to the Park area and too much of non obeying traffic is certainly disturbing habitats at the Park.

Former Uttar Pradesh chief conservator of forests Gian Chand Misra expressed deep concern over the dwindling numbers of deer, which is the favoured food of tigers.

Most speakers felt that the official tiger count was “highly inflated”. However, Misra was of the view that fudging of tiger figures would come to an end once the modern counting system based on DNA match is introduced in all the parks. Think of this years report on tiger density by an NGO at Kaziranga, a whooping level of 32.64 per 100 sq. km. to Kaziranga with Corbett being the 2nd in the world with 19.2, well from where did the number rose so much. At least the locals in Kaziranga doesn’t seems to be impressed with the figures. The argument of “One of the key reasons for the high tiger density in Kaziranga is an abundance of prey animals including hog deer, sambar, swamp deer and wild buffalo.” is not acceptable enough as everybody knows that by eating more tiger does not produces more cubs at least. So, did they migrated from any other forest? From where then? there is no such forest area which is contagious to Kaziranga? Many questions answered.

A Collaborative study on problems of tiger straying in the villages of  the Sunderbans was conducted by Nature Environment and Wildlife Society (NEWS) and their observations are as under:

Incidentally, the world is undergoing a summit on tigers which is taking place in Russia . The summit is being graced by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Wen Jiabao, where India is a participant too. The aim of the summit was to save the remaining 3200 tigers in the wild.

So, aren’t we educated enough to deal the situation in Assam or may be we do not have proper mechanism to handle it. Maybe, we lack in both the areas. We invite feasible solutions from animals lovers.

The tiger summit caps a year-long process led by tiger range countries to agree on how to double the number of wild tigers by 2022, the next Year of the Tiger. The WWF calls this initiative Tx2. The leaders are expected to endorse an ambitious global tiger recovery program and sign a declaration committing to work together to protect tigers in the wild. 

The undulating terrain of Udanti is covered with well stocked forests. The grand teak is mixed with other magnificent species like Saja, Bija, Lendia, Haldu, Dhaora, Aunla, Salai, Amaltas etc. The ground is covered with maze of grass, plants, bushes and saplings. The Sal forest glitters in the majority of north-wester half of the Sanctuary.

The Udanti river flow stops by February, what remain are scenic and serene pools of water in the river bed. There are few perennial springs including the famous Deodhara and Godene falls. The man made tanks are sufficient in number and well spread in the width and length of Sanctuary including Comp No. 34 tank, Comp No. 82 tank, Circular road tank Comp No. 81 and Comp No. 77 tank, which are known for almost sure sighting of Wild Buffaloes.

Udanti boasts of more than 120 species of birds including several migratory ones. Some of them are Peafowl, Jungle fowl, Crow pheasant, Crimson Breasted Barbet, Red Vented Bulbul, Racket-Tailed Drongo, Magpie Robin, Lesser Whistling Teal, Pintali, Shovellar, Egrets and Herons. In totality Udanti is a unique bird watching experience.

Cheeta (Spotted Deer), Sambhar, Nilgai, Wild Boar and jackal are commonly seen. Leopard, Sloth bear, Wild dog, Porcupine, Jungle cat, Fox, Striped hyena, Gaur, Chowsinga and Barking deer are also found. Tigers, though present are infrequently sighted. Udanti is one of the rare wilderness where the biggest mammals, Wild Buffalo and Bison can be seen together.

Specific reason for creation of this Sanctuary is the presence of the endangered species :Wild Buffalo (Bibalus Bubalis), which is only found in Assam and Chattisgarh.

Best Season : 1st November to 30th June

Where to Stay :
Four room at Taurenga Forest Rest House
Two room at Karlajhar Forest Rest House
Two room at Indagaon eco centre

For reservation contact : DFO, Udanti Division, Gariaband.

Sitanadi Sanctuary comprises of an area of 1050.80 sq. km. It receives an annual rainfall of 1600 mm and the temperature ranges from 8.5 degree Celsius minimum to 44.5 degree Celsius maximum. Sitanadi Sanctuary has been named after the river Sitanadi, which flows through the sanctuary from North to South. The undulating terrain of Sitanadi is covered by small hills and well stocked forest of Sal. The excellent quality  Sal Forests are on of the best in the country. Wonderful plantation forests of the straight stemmed grand Teak and mixed magnificent trees of Saja, Bija, Lendia, Haldu, Dhaora, Aunla, Salai, Amaltas etc. are seen in abundance in the Sanctuary. The ground is covered with maze of grass, plants bushes and saplings. Dazzling bamboos are the important conspicuous featuer of this Sanctuary and add to the beauty of this wilderness. The Sondur river also flows through the Sanctuary. The river water submerges quite a big chunk of Sanctuary forests. This had been a loss to the Sitanadi forests. But for the denizen of the forests a huge water body has been created. The changed habitata may attract divers flora and fauna.

Cheetal, Sambal, Nilgai, Wild boar, Jackal are commonly seen. Leopard, Sloth beer, Wild Dog, Porcupine, Jungle Cat, Fax, Striped hyena, chowsinga and Barking deer are also found. Tigers although present are sighted infrequently being scanty in number and shy. There is good dense forest althrough the Sanctuary hence sighting of wild animals is very poor.

Sitanadi boasts of more than 175 species of birds including migratory ones. Some of them are peafowl, Jungle Fowl, Crow Pheasant, Barbets, Bulbul, Drongo, Whistling teals, Egrets and Herons. Flying squirrels is a rare species found in this Sanctuary. The Sitanadi FRH at Khallari, Watch Tower, Sondur Dam are places worth seeing.

Best Season : 1st November to 30th June

Where to Stay :
Two room at khallari forest rest house.
Two room at Nagri forest rest house.
Two room at Sondurdam irrigation rest house.

Transport:
Tourists can use their private jeep / car or hire from Raipur, Dhamtari etc. No government vehicle is available for tourists at present.

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Our tour had a disastrous start. On 6^th Feb 2010, five of us boarded on 3005 up Amritsar Mail from Howrah and it started sharp at 7.10 PM. Perfect time maintenance upto Raniganj & then we called it a day & went to our respective berths. I woke up at around 1.30 and the train was not moving, slept again & at 4.00, woke up to see the train standing. At 5.30, its still standing. I got a bit worried as we are to board Nainital Express from Lucknow which is scheduled at 8.45 PM and the train is almost 5 hours late already. Its schedule arrival at Lucknow is 3.30 PM. Finally at around 6.00 AM, news came in that Maoists had blown out the track as well as the overhead power line. We witnessed a few recovery vans going up & down, but no concrete news on when things are going to be set right. At 8.00 AM, I went up to the Station Master’s Office & they conveyed that the expected departure will be at 12.00 noon. After a few more hours turmoil, the train finally started moving at 11.05 AM with late of load of almost 11 hours.

Surely, we were about to miss Nainital Express. Thankfully, it was an e-ticket & one of my colleague came into rescue when I called him. He did the cancellation job. Manual ticketing would have cost us full loss of fares otherwise. We decided to continue with this train itself & extended our journey to Moradabad , from where Ramnagar is 87 kms. The Forest Office from where we have to obtain our permits and booking requisitions is located at Ramnagar. No Ticket collectors upto Lucknow , so we tried to purchase tickets from Lucknow to Moradabad at Lucknow station, the train was scheduled to give halt of 15 minutes at Lucknow . Myself & Nilanjan rushed to the ticket counter only to see a queue of 60 odd people at the counter, hence we returned back to the train. The time was 4.15 AM, but a queue of 60 people proves how busy Lucknow is now a days. We decided to continue with this train itself, whatsoever may be the consequences, after all, we have been forced to this situation due to no fault of ours. Finally, I dragged a TC at Bareilly , who helped us getting our tickets extended.

Though the train started from Simultala with a late of 11 hours, there was no attempts from the Railways to revoer a single minute from that. At Rampur , the late load hiked upto 16 hours. Tension was grewing up as we have to reach Ramnagar at most by 3.30 PM & it is atleast 2.5 hours journey from Moradabad & its already 11.30 at Rampur . The hick up that the train got initially at Simultala continued & again a late of another 30 minutes added to the tally. Finally, we reached Moradabad at 12.30, I ran for a Car, got one Omni Van & started for Ramnagar at 12.55, we were only having 2 hrs 30 mins. To be at the Forest Office at time. But no, there is more to come, another traffic jam of 20 more minutes. My logics were pressing me hard to give up hope & think for alternative arrangements as all our bookings at Dhikala FRH were pre done & pre paid, still I was trying to postpone the thought. But again, the Van’s engine got fire & after a few minutes failed attempt, our Driver announced to our utter dismay that it will take an hour to fix the problem.

Suddenly, I noticed turned down faces, almost all of us has given up hope of reaching the forest. As we only have 2 days booking thereat, time is a great factor. I started to look for alternative vehicle and after 30 minutes of effort, we managed another Omni Van with some extra bucks. We called up Ramnagar Office & intimated them about the situation. We reached Ramnagar Forest Office at 4.30 with main doors closed, maximum staffs gone & only two officials doing their packup. After, several requests, they allowed us to enter the park, provided we should start immediately & will have to adjust to Gairal instead of Dhikala as there is much elephant movements within the area and they cannot permit us to travel to Dhikala without Sunlight. We are left with no alternatives but to accept that. Fortunately, we managed to get a Gypsy within minutes, Akram being the Driver, he just made us flown to the Dhangiri Gate within 22 minutes, enroute, Two big Sambar Deer’s were staring at us. We were the last one to enter Dhangiri gate that day and there is not much light left. Within 10 minutes drive, a Tusker was standing tall in between the jungle road, we made a halt therein. I managed somehow to take out the Camera from my bag, but Nilanjan failed to arrange his Camcorder and the big brother departed silently. He is only having his left tooth. We maintained a distance of atleast 30 meters from the Elephant and later Akram detailed why atleast 20-25 meters distance is needed to be maintained. According to Akram, an elephant sees double after that distance as he does not have that much good vision. That means, he was at then time was viewing 2 Gypsy’s with 12 people boarded. There are many such informations related to the forest which you can only get during your visit thereat. Anyway, after the gigantic creature left for his journey, we started for Gairal Forest Rest House again and in between, saw some Spotted Deers, Sambar Deers, Hog Deers. Before entering Dhangiri, Akram was saying that only two days back, a Tiger has killed a old lady in a nearby village and Forest Officials has started searching for When we reached Gairal, its almost dark. Good Driving under the conditions given, I must say.

As we were a bit hungry, we ordered Tea and some toasts, it was raining lightly. Another 7-8 boarders were there. Gairal is an ideal place to sight Tigers. It is located just beside Ramganga with much congestion as in Dhikala which enhances the chance of Tiger sighting. The rooms are excellent, natural flora is abundant and yes, there are arrangements for solar lights during the evening. The food there is a bit costly in comparision to Dhikala, but given the fact of difficulty level, it can be adjusted with. We completed our Dinner by 8.00 and after a bit of here and there, went to bed at around 9.00. We felt heavy shower is going on at that time.

Akram has asked to wake up early as he will take us to the Crocodile point and then to Dhikala. The sooner we reach Dhikala, the more time we will get to take the safari in the afternoon. We started at 9.00, but alas, its raining again and that too, very heavily and as in hurry, Akram forgot to bring the hood of the Gypsy. So, we skipped the Crocodile Point and headed towards Dhikala directly.

The first thing we did in Dhikala is book the elephant ride for the next morning. The authorities however warned that if shower continues they may abandon the ride. However, from our previous experiences during Summer 2008, we insisted that he books our ride as during our last visit, we narrowly managed to get a ride as there are too many visitors and they have only four elephants which means only 16 heads can go for a ride everytime.

After taking lunch, we proceeded for our Jeep Safari, hiring a guide is a must in Corbett and our guide this time was Mr. Hem Singh. A bit disappointing because, he only conversed with Akram while during our last trip, our Guide detailed many aspects of the jungle. Not much luck, seen some Sambar Deer, a bunch of Chital and a few typical birds. I was looking for the Paradise Fly Catcher which I photographed last time. Can’t get a glimpse of it though. The rains came back on its full and we had to depart for FRH, this time, Akram managed a Trepol by which we atleast were able to cover ourselves.

It rained throughout the evening and when we went to take the Dinner, it appeared that the next day would be a clearer one. We went early to sleep and asked the KMVN boy to serve us Tea by 6.00 as we have to take the ride the next morning which starts at 6.45.

The next morning was quite clear, though it was very cold outside. I don’t remember the name of the elephant but her age was 55. She started her journey by crossing the Ramganga very cautiously. A bunch of Sambar, Chitals and a few Barking Deers were found in the way. I was not expecting sighting a Tiger this time as with such a havoc shower, water pockets are bound to be created in the core interiors of the forest, so why a Tiger should come out to Ramganga basin? My apprehension proved right and we have to return empty handed. Some of you may object to the word “Empty Handed”, but if anybody of you have ever seen a Tiger in the wild, then only one can know how it feels. Akram was disappointed too. According to some other locals, this boy has a charming sighting luck. He has even sighted Tigers continuously for seven days in a row.

We have to start for Ramnagar as our next destination will be Shahi Snan in Kumbh Mela. So, we started around 11.00 there. Not a very good trip, I would say, but on the other hand, the hunger to see wildlife has got enhanced by this visit. So, keep visiting Corbett.

Along with this the teams will collect data on supply of prey-base like Deer’s, Wild Boar’s, Monkey’s etc which drives the habitats of the Tigers. Needless to mention that Sunderbans has been the most difficult terrain for Tigers in terms of surviving and supply of prey-base. Some technical study’s are also scheduled to be made during this census as to how much favourable the conditions are for the Tiger’s in Sunderbans area. The point to be noted in between is that Sunderbans is the only area, where Tigers live despite limited or no supply of sweet water.

Unlike other forests, in Sunderbans, the core area of Tigers remains submerged in water for a considerable period of time during a day, so collection of needed resources will be difficult job. Moreso, it is quite difficult to cover every area of the Sunderban’s due to geographical conditions, other dangers like Crocs, Kamats, Gharials in the water.

Around 80 teams have been built consisting of 350 forest workers and other NGO’s

There were originally eight subspecies of tiger, the Javan, the Bali, the Caspian, the Indochinese, the Sumatran, the Bengal, the Siberian, and the South China tiger, The South China tiger being the antecedent of all tigers. And can you imagine that three of the eight subspecies are now extinct. The Bali tiger met its demise in the 1940′s, the Caspian in the 1970′s and the Javan in the 1980′s. Yes, its sad reality. Of theremaining tiger subspecies the South China tiger is the most critically endangered with only around sixty living in Chinese zoos and approximately twenty in the wild (although none have been spotted for over twenty years). This puts this subspecies at the very top of the endangered species list.

The scientific name of tiger is Pantheris Tigris and the latin names for the subspecies are:

pantheris tigris amoyensis :: The South China tiger

pantheris tigris altaicia :: The Amur (Siberian) tiger

pantheris tigris sumatrae :: The Sumatran tiger

pantheris tigris corbetti :: The Indochinese tiger

pantheris tigris tigris :: The Bengal tiger

pantheris tigris balica :: The Bali tiger

pantheris tigris virgata : :The Caspina tiger

pantheris tigris sondaica :: The Javan tiger

Here are some astonishing facts about the Tiger.

• Despite their fearsome reputation, most tigers avoid humans; however, a few do become dangerous maneaters. These animals are often sick and unable to hunt normally, or live in an area where their traditional prey has vanished.
• Females give birth to litters of two to six cubs, which they raise with little or no help from the male. Cubs cannot hunt until they are 18 months old and remain with their mothers for two to three years, when they disperse to find their own territory.
• Wild tigers do not live in Africa, they are spread out across Asia and are thought to have originated from Southern China.
• A captive tiger can live up to twenty years, while a wild tiger can expect to live ten to fifteen years.
• Wild tigers are at the very top of the food chain. So, they are an umbrella species, which means to save the wild tiger we must also save its habitat and prey. Due to the cold winters of Southern Russia and Northern China the Siberian tiger is the largest of the subspecies with an average length of 9ft 8′ and an average weight of 540 pounds, it has the thickest fur and roams the largest territories.
• The Bengal tiger is found in India and around the Nepal/China border, it is the second largest of the subspecies weighing in at around 480 pounds, and is 9ft 5′ long (average).
• The Indochinese tiger is found across most of Southeast Asia, it is 8ft 8′ long and weighs in at 380 pounds (average).
• The South China tiger is found only in Southern China, it is 8ft 1′ long and weighs in at 336 pounds (average).
• The Sumatran tiger is the smallest remaining subspecies, with an average length of 7ft 8′ and a weight of 250 pounds,this is due to the fact that its small territories are restricted to the Islands of Sumatra.There are probably fewer than 500 Sumatran tigers on the island of Sumatra.
• The heaviest recorded tiger was a Siberian weighing in at an amazing 1,025 pounds.
• The Bengal tiger has the largest population with around 3000. Next is the Indochinese with approximately 1000-1500, then the Sumatran with 500-1000, then the Siberian with 230-400 and last and unfortunately least the South China tiger with around 60-80.
• Experts estimate that there are less than 6000 Tigers left.
• The tigers saliva is antiseptic and comes in handy for cleaning their wounds.
• An adult wild tiger is a solitary animal and will establish its own territory, which can cover over 100 square miles.
• A tiger marks its territory by spraying surrounding trees and bushes with urine, dropping prominently placed scat, and leaving deep scratch marks on tree trunks.
• In the scent of the tigers urine and scat is a code which can only be deciphered by other wild tigers. The message not only acts as a warning to trespassers, but will also supply all the information needed for a would be mate.
• A males territory can overlap several females territories.
• A tiger will circumnavigate its territory every few days.
  Tiger stripes are individually as unique as the human finger print. Most tigers have more than 100 stripes, and no two tigers have identical stripes.
• If you were to shave the fur from a tiger it would still have stripes.
• Tiger stripes act as perfect camouflage in tall weeds and grasses.
• The tigers most developed sense is its hearing.
• A tiger can only usually expect a one in twenty success rate when bringing down prey.
  The roar of a tiger can be heard more than a mile away.
• Tigers like to feed on pig, deer and buffalo, but will also eat smaller prey such as rabbit and fish. They are powerful nocturnal hunters that travel many miles to find buffalo, deer, wild pigs, and other large mammals.
• Tigers live alone and aggressively scent-mark large territories to keep their rivals away.
• They lie in wait and creep close enough to attack their victims with a quick spring and a fatal pounce.
• A hungry tiger can eat as much as 60 pounds (27 kilograms) in one night, though they usually eat less. Also, A tiger can go two to three days without eating.
• After a feed, a tiger will usually bury the remaining animal carcass in an attempt to hide it from scavengers, and then exhume it for its next meal.
• In Sunderbans tigers have been known to eat man and most human killed by Tigers are in Sunderbans
• To deter these attacks villagers wear masks on the back of their heads as attacks are always from behind.
• A tiger can spend up to eighteen hours sleeping.
• Tigers can swim and like to cool down by sitting neck deep in water holes.
• Tigers reach maturity and are ready for mating at the age of three.
• A male tiger can copulate up to six times an hour.
• A female tiger will usually give birth to 2-3 cubs in the wild, unfortunately the fatality rate for cubs can be quite high.
• The gestation period can range from 102-106 days from time of conception.
• All tigers typically show a 1:1 sex ratio at birth.
• Tiger cubs are blind at birth.
• A tiger cub can gain 100 grams in weight per day.
• A cub will begin eating solid food at around 12-13 weeks and should be completely weaned around seventeen weeks.
• Tiger cubs play-fight with their siblings, which enables them to gain strength and speed.
• It is believed that the two white dots on the back of a tiger’s ears are designed to act as a visual beacon to enable the cubs to follow their parent.
• A tiger cub will make its first kill around 18 months of age.
• Tiger cubs can stay with their mother for up to 2-3 years.
• Male tigers have been known to kill and sometimes eat cubs of other males before taking the tigress as its own mate.
• All tigers have a similar marking on their forehead, which resembles the Chinese symbol Wang, meaning King.
• Tigers do not purr.
• Usually before mating, but also as a sign of affection, tigers make a kind of chuffing sound by expelling air softly through the nostrils.
• Unlike the domestic cat the tigers pupils are round.
• The tiger’s foot print is known as the pug mark, and its counting and measurement is sometimes the
  only method of recording wild tigers.
• Like the domestic cat the tigers claws are retractable.
• There are five toes on a tigers forefeet and four on its hind feet. The fore limbs are more powerful than the hind limbs for grabbing large prey.
• A tiger’s night vision is six times greater than of human’s.
• A tiger’s canine teeth can grow up to three inches long and would be capable of crunching through the vertebrae of any creature on this earth.
• Adult tigers have thirty teeth.
• On average a tigers tail is around four feet long or half the length of its body.
• The tail gives the tiger extra balance when running and is also used to communicate to other tigers.
• The Sumatran tiger has the most pronounced ruff around its neck.
• The South China tiger has the fewest stripes.
• In Chinese, tiger means Wu Lao Hu. In Hindi itmeans Bagh, Sher. In Indonesian it means Harimau,Macan. In Korean it means Ho Lang-ee. In Vietnameseit means Cop. In Thai and Lao it means Seua.In Nepalese it means Bagh. In Burmese it means Kyar. And in Malay it means Harimau.
• Tigers move both legs on one side of the body almost simultaneously when they walk.
• The South China tiger has a slightly different shaped skull to the other subspecies, its eye sockets are deeper and it has a slight hump on the back of its neck.
• Most tigers are orange with black stripes and a white underbelly and jowl.
• A white tiger is not an albino, all white tigers are believed to have descended from a single white Bengal male called Mohan.
• It is said that the South China tiger is impossible to train, many Chinese circuses gave up after trying to implement them into their acts.
• The demise of the tiger is due to loss of habitat and the use of tiger parts in traditional Chinese medicines.
• Every single part of the tiger is used in traditional Chinese medicine.
• Tiger derivatives have been used in traditional Chinese medicines for over 1000 years.
• In 1959 The Siberian tiger was declared an endangered species and awarded protection.
• In 1959 The South China tiger was declared a pest and a bounty was placed on its head.
• In 1959 there were approximately 4000 South China tigers in the wild.
  Between 1960 and 1984 3000 South China tiger pelts were officially recorded.
• Many so called tiger activists have given up on the South China tiger.
• Now the Chinese government is completely dedicated to saving the South China tiger. They have also planned to build Tiger farms.
• The main users of illegal animal derivatives are, China, Taiwan, Korea, and Japan.
• There are believed to be 120 outlets selling tiger derivatives in Australia alone.
• Tiger populations are being cut off as their territories shrink and the corridors which join them together are being destroyed.
• A single brewery in Taiwan imported 2,000kg of tiger bone annually during the 1980′s, the equivalent of 100-200 tiger carcasses, to produce 100,000 bottles of tiger wine.
• There are now more tigers in captivity than there are in the wild.
• We could lose the wild tiger in as little as five years time.
• The tiger has only one predator…MAN!
• A group of tigers is called a Streak.
• There were believed to be 100,000 wild tigers at the beginning of the last century.
• There are twice as many captive tigers in the USA alone than there are anywhere in the wild.
• The tiger’s stripes form what is called disruptive camouflage, which is an illusion that appears to change their shape and blend them into their surroundings.
• A tiger is Diurnal, which means its peak times of activity are dawn and dusk.
• A tiger have separate home territory and hunting territory and generally they do not do hunting in their home territory.
• Tigers keep their claws sharp for hunting by pulling in their retractable claws into a protective sheath.
• Unusually for Cats, Tigers enjoy water and are very strong swimmer
• Only four cats are capable of roaring the Lion, Leopard, Jaguar and the Tiger
• Tigers don’t like to get too hot
• Tigers spend really hot days lying in pools and streams
• A Tigers roar can be heard over 2km away
• Tigers roar to defend its territory or to call its mate or cubs
• The Tigers striped coats camoflages it very well as it stalks through long grass
• The Tiger uses its large dagger like teeth (Canines) to stab its prey.
• One bite in the throat or the back of the neck is enough to kill a deer
• Tigers usually hunt alone and at night
• Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.

USEFULL TIGER LINKS

• Tiger Facts 1
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