Bengal tiger in danger of extinction and its causes ▷➡️ Postposmo

Tigers are majestic animals that have distinguished themselves for being the largest feline among their species and in the world, they enjoy popularity and admiration, but sadly their population numbers are very low, so we invite you to continue reading this article where we will treat the endangered bengal tiger.

Bengal tiger

It is the most numerous tiger species that can be found in a diversity of habitats, this tiger was named the national animal of India and Bangladesh, being an emblematic animal at a cultural level. They are known to possess great strength and tenacity.

General Characteristics

Males can measure 250 – 320 cm long, females are a little smaller compared to males, reaching between 240 – 260 cm, in general they can measure between 90 – 100 cm in height, their tail usually measures in Average 80 – 100 cm in length, the weight of tigers can vary drastically depending on their location and can be between 110 – 270 kg.

The color of its fur is orange, in the upper part of the body, it is full of black stripes and in the lower ends the white color stands out. The case of white fur is the result of a recessive gene related to albinism.

They are animals that are not usually in a group, preferring to be alone, the only group that can be seen formed is that of the mothers with their young, the males only look for company when it is the breeding season. They are territorial and make this clear by marking their area with urine or other scents that identify that they have claimed their spot.

endangered bengal tiger

The tiger has been an animal that unfortunately is on the red list and is declared an endangered species. This animal has suffered very drastic population declines in recent years. It is estimated that less than 4000 Bengal tigers live in the wild. A large part of the tigers that live and persist today is thanks to the natural parks that are:

The Sundarbans National Park in India.
Ranthambore National Park in Bangladesh.
The Royal Chitwan National Park in Nepal.

These parks are the ones that house the largest populations of bengal tigers, which are becoming increasingly difficult to see in their natural habitats, they have suffered a lot so that most of the registered specimens are living in captivity.

Causes

Many supported this action because they argue that the tiger is a threat to humans so they had to be killed to establish their safety.
The poaching of the Bengal tiger has been one of its greatest threats, this is due to the fact that they have searched for it without any type of brake to be able to commercialize its skin, bones, limbs, teeth, everything that could take advantage of its body, this animal is used for oriental medicine, its skin has been the object of different objects that, being lined with tiger skin, have been considered exotic, so this animal has not had a very quiet life in recent years.
The invasion of their habitat by humans, the natural habitat of bengal tigers like many animals has been stripped by people due to the drastic population growth that has occurred by humans in recent years, not only to build houses, that space is also used to be able to build industries, factories, roads or other types of places that have to do with the economic activity of people, for which Tigre has suffered a lot regarding the dispossession of its home.
The Bengal tiger has also had to suffer the consequences of climatic changes that have occurred in a negative way, which have caused the sea level to rise as a result, reducing the space of its habitat.

It is estimated that only 2000 specimens are living in captivity, but this number is likely to continue to decline, this figure is very worrying because no improvements have been seen in regard to the increase in its specimens, this species has a serious diagnosis of being close to disappearing if the reasons why it suffers so much depopulation do not stop once and for all. An example of this is the national park in Sundarbans, which despite the fact that it has tigers in protection, there are still large numbers of casualties.

Protection and Care Today

Since 1993 the Federal Endangered Species Act has been approved, that same year in India different plans were developed to guarantee the protection and conservation of Bengal tigers. In 1993 China condemned the trade in the body of tigers, this was very significant because in China it is part of traditional oriental medicine.

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature together with the International Convention on Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora support the conservation of this animal that has been designated as critically ill.

Different organizations are taking charge of helping and raising awareness of the problem in which the Bengal tiger finds itself, they have even looked for places in nature that can serve as their habitats to name them as a special natural reserve for them.

In Bangladesh, the problem of poachers has been taken more seriously, which is why more severe punishments have been developed for anyone who exercises this practice. It has also made up a group of patrollers who will be in charge of monitoring the welfare of Bengal tigers and other species, taking charge of reporting and taking action regarding any movement that goes against the welfare of the feline.

Many countries in support of the extinction of the Bengal tiger have decided to commemorate a day especially for them, the countries that joined this movement were India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Indonesia, China, Malaysia, Bhutan, Burma, Cambodia, Thailand , Laos, Vietnam and Russia. This special day is celebrated on July 29 every year.

Bengal tigers previously enjoyed many numbers of their specimens and could live peacefully in their natural habitat, unfortunately now they are about to disappear, the forecast that has been given for this animal has not been encouraging at all.

It is considered that if it does not improve in the coming years by 2070 the total disappearance of this animal could be seen, it would be something very devastating, it is expected that the population may rise soon that the various plans that governments and private entities have for this animal and that you can enjoy a great life as you did before.