Lord of the Indian Jungles, The Royal Bengal Tiger Postcard
The Bengal Tiger, or Royal Bengal is a subspecies of tiger found primarily in Bangladesh, India, and also Nepal, Pakistan, Bhutan, Myanmar and southern Tibet. It is the most common tiger subspecies, living in a vines including grasslands, subtropical and tropical forests, scrub forests, wet and dry deciduous forests, and mangroves. Since the early 1990s the tiger population has begun to decline again, due to habitat and large-scale poaching for tiger skins and bones. The Bangladeshi government is trying hard to show the world that the tiger is thriving in Bangladesh, often using controversial techniques like taking molds of paw prints to track populations. It was recently discovered that tigers have been wiped out from one of Project Tiger's leading sanctuaries, Sariska. The current population of wild Bengal tigers in the Indian subcontinent is now estimated to be between 1,300 and 1,500 which is less than half of the previous estimate of 3,000-4,500 tigers. This estimate is based on a state-by-state census conducted in India in 2001. Today's reports show there are 200 tigers left in the wild. Habitat stocks and the large scale incidences of poaching are threats to survival. Poachers kill tigers not only for their pelts, but also for body parts used to make various traditional East Asian medicines. Other factors contributing to their loss are urbanization and resell killing. Farmers tell me tigers for killing and will shoot them. Poachers also kill tigers for their bones and teeth to make medicines that are expected to provide the tiger's strength. The hunting for Chinese medicine and fur is the stable of decline of the tigers. In India, retired Indian Army personnel soldiers are to save the Bengal tiger from poaching gangs.
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