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Bengal Tigers Endangered

Bengal Tigers Endangered. By Amber Elsner. Problem. Endangered Habitat loss Poaching. History. Total 9 subspecies 3 extinct 6 survive Mortality rate in India 8.19% Birth rate in India 4.93%. History. Habitat destruction Mangrove swamps Forest coverage Human settlement. History.

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Bengal Tigers Endangered

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  1. Bengal Tigers Endangered By Amber Elsner

  2. Problem • Endangered • Habitat loss • Poaching

  3. History • Total 9 subspecies • 3 extinct • 6 survive • Mortality rate in India • 8.19% • Birth rate in India • 4.93%

  4. History • Habitat destruction • Mangrove swamps • Forest coverage • Human settlement

  5. History • Sport for the wealthy • Skins for trophies • Traditional medicines • Prey depletion

  6. Subspecies • Bengal: 3,100-4,700 • Indochinese: 1,200-1,800 • Malayan: 600-800 • Sumatran: 400-500 • Siberian: 350-400 • South China: 20-30 • Balinese: Sept. 27, 1937 • Javan: 1980s • Caspian: late 1950s

  7. Michael Soule • Population biologist • Lose genetic diversity • Stochasticprocess • Genetic drift erases gene forms from population

  8. Michael Soule • Genetic homogeneity • Not for natural reasons • Humans • Habitat destruction • Settlement

  9. Michael Soule • Isolation • Cut off from new genes • Eliminate avoiding inbreeding

  10. Willem Wijnstekers • Secretary-general of the Convention of International Trade of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora(CITES) • Letter addressing concern • Manmohan Singh (Prime Minister of India)

  11. Willem Wijnstekers • Population in India • Estimated approximately 3,600 • Main reason for decrease in population • Poaching • Hunting

  12. Willem Wijnstekers • National park workers • Deny poaching • Prevent poaching and hunting • Population doesn’t reach extinction

  13. Actions • Conservation zone • Preserve habitat corridors • Madhya Pradesh, India • Incentives

  14. Analysis • Prevent • Poaching • Hunting • Conserve habitat locations • Forests • Protect subspecies • With low counts in population • Critically endangered • Endangered

  15. Citations • Begley, Sharon. "A Question of Breeding." National Wildlife Feb.-Mar. 1991, Vol. 29 ed., Issue 2 sec.: 12. Points of View Reference Center. Web. 12 Nov. 2012. <http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=pwh&AN=9103182203&site=pov-live>. • Green, Susie. "Tiger Tiger." History Today June 2006, Vol. 56 ed., Issue 6 sec.: 29-31. Points of View Reference Center. Web. 12 Nov. 2012. <http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=pwh&AN=21065067&site=pov-live>. • “Indian Tiger Plea.” New Scientist 186.2496(2005): 7. Academic Search Complete. Web. 5 Nov. 2012. • "THE STRUGGLE FOR IRAQ; U.S. Soldier Kills Tiger in Baghdad Zoo." New York Times. New York Times, 21 Sept. 2003. Web. 12 Nov. 2012. <http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/21/world/the-struggle-for-iraq-us-soldier-kills-tiger-in-baghdad-zoo.html>. • "Tiger: The Animal Files." Tiger: The Animal Files. Liza Carruthers, Nov. 2006. Web. 15 Oct. 2012. <http://www.theanimalfiles.com/mammals/carnivores/tiger.html>. • Toon, Ann, and Stephen B. Toon. "Cats (Felidae)." Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. Ed. Michael Hutchins, et al. 2nd ed. Vol. 14: Mammals III. Detroit: Gale, 2004. 369-392. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 31 Oct. 2012.

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