27 JULY, 2023
Sushim Mukul
Myanmar's tigers, Indochinese and Bengal, reside in Htamanthi and Hukaung Valley Wildlife Sanctuaries, facing challenges from illegal trade and habitat degradation.
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China has 50 critically endangered South China tigers, with limited populations in protected areas like Hunchun and Laoyeling Mountains, facing threats from habitat loss and fragmentation.
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Bhutan nurtures 103 tigers, including Bengal tigers, prioritising conservation efforts to maintain corridors between protected areas like Royal Manas National Park.
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Bangladesh shelters 106 Bengal tigers in Sundarbans mangrove forest, facing human-tiger conflict, poaching, and climate-induced flooding, demanding urgent conservation measures.
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Malaysia hosts 150 Malayan tigers in Taman Negara and Belum-Temengor forests. The Malayan tigers are fondly called Pak Belang, meaning Uncle stripes.
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Thailand houses 189 Indochinese tigers in the Western Forest Complex and Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary. Thailand also collaborates with neighbouring countries to save tigers.
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The landlocked country of Nepal safeguards 355 tigers, including Bengal and Indochinese, in national parks like Chitwan and Bardia, known for successful anti-poaching measures.
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Indonesia's 500 Sumatran tigers inhabit rainforests of Sumatra, facing threats from deforestation and poaching, conservation efforts focus on parks like Bukit Barisan Selatan.
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Russia shelters 540 Amur tigers in the Far East, with protected areas like Sikhote-Alin and Land of the Leopard National Park safeguarding their habitat.
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India is home to 2,967 tigers, predominantly Bengal tigers, residing in national parks such as Ranthambore and Jim Corbett, taking a leading role in global tiger conservation.