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The Fate of the Bengal Tiger


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The Fate of the Bengal Tiger
A look at whether poaching is a significant factor in the fate of the Bengal tiger.
1,798 words (approx. 7.2 pages) | 10 sources | APA | 2005 Israel


Paper Summary:

The paper describes computer simulations of four poaching scenarios. The simulation examines the fate of the Bengal tiger under each of these scenarios. The author surveys the potential problems for the survival of the tiger throughout India, focusing on the Khana N.P. reserve. In the paper, the author investigates the fate of the tigers in the Khana N.P. under the tiger conservation plan scheme, in which poaching is prohibited, and contrasts the findings with the fate of the same population under minimal to no protection at all.

From the Paper:

"The Indian, or the Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris), is one of the most magnificent predators that ever walked our earth. The Historical habitat of this subspecies that ranged throughout India (Damania et al, 2004) is now reduced to isolated patches that many of them contain no more than 30 individuals (Siedensticker et al, 1999), that occupy only 5% of the available habitat (Karanth, 2001). The overall population numbers is estimated at 3,600 individuals, which is only 5% of the population only 100 years ago (IUCN, 2000)."

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APA Citation:

The Fate of the Bengal Tiger (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 10, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-The-Fate-of-the-Bengal-Tiger/61783

MLA Citation:

"The Fate of the Bengal Tiger" 15 January 2012. Web. 10 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-The-Fate-of-the-Bengal-Tiger/61783>




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Bsc in marine biology and oceanography, Msc (BGU Uni., Israel) in Sustainable development and desert ecology, majors: orientation and navigation in migratory birds, migration stopover ecology, environmental policy.
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