Tigers

Introduction

Programs

Wild Sumatra – Tiger Trek
Chitvan Jungle Lodge – Educational Tours
Pench Jungle Camp – Safari
Fuze Ecoteer – Rainforest Research Volunteer Project
WWF – Examples of work being undertaken

Topics

Family Structure and Evolutionary History

Family structure – Tiger Female and her cubs

Habitat

Sunset over Kahna National Park – nearby to Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book setting

The lush forest vegetation, home to the Sumatran Tiger

Challenges and Threat Status

Conservation Approaches

Tiger Habitat Preservation

India – Buffer Zone and Core Zone (Government Policy to protect)

Indonesia – No identifiable government policy to protect, sheer distance keeps certain pockets isolated

Community Development whilst protecting this Endangered Species

Prey Density Preservation

Rehabilitating Tigers in to the wild

Indian Habitat – dry forests and grasslands spending time around water holes in the dry summer months

How do they re-introduce tigers in to the wild?

What is the success rate?

Maintaining a Minimum Viable Population

Bengal Tiger cooling off during the heat of the day

Genetic Diversity

Tigers love water, unusual for cats

Which Organisations support Tiger’s in the wild

CITES and the illegal tiger trade

Tourism

Camping spot in the depths of Kerinci Seblat National Park, Sumatran Tiger habitat

by Mark Easterbrook