Indian Tiger :India February 10, 2006
Tiger is not only the National Animal of India; it is the very essence of Indian wildlife. But poaching and too much killing have threatened its very existence of this magnificent animal, Tiger. With the success of Project Tiger some of the sanctuaries have seen a bright light and Corbett National Park is the biggest example of it, having the highest density of tiger in India.
Indian Tiger Welfare Society, moved by the plight of the members of “Cat Family” like tigers due to shrinking habitat and large scale poaching, Indian Tiger Welfare was founded to spread awareness and work towards …
White Bengal Tigers :India
Bengal tigers are also called as Indian tiger, they are the most numerous in population than any other tiger subspecies. They were killed as a part of sport carried out by Indian and British royalties. There number declined at a fast rate. They are one of the only two species of cats that like water. At full running speed they reach speed of up to 60 kilometers per hour. They do not possess great stamina. The average tiger animal sleeps between 16 to 18 hours.
Bengal tigers also appear in a mysterious white form. These animals are often mistaken for another …
Project Tiger :India
Project Tiger provides real hope for the survival of the striped predator in India. The Prime Minister of India has made a personal promise to save the tiger. And we now have over one million ‘Kids for Tigers’ around India who have sworn to help save the cat.
The project was launched in 1973, and various tiger reserves were created in the country on a ‘core-buffer’ strategy. The core areas were freed from all sorts of human activities and the buffer areas were subjected to ‘conservation oriented land use’. Management plans were drawn up for each tiger reserve, based on the …