Bengal Tiger
- Scientific Name : panthera tigris tigris
- One of the most wondrous and iconic animals on Earth.
- Largest extant cat species
- Siberian tiger is the largest tiger sub species; Bengal tiger is the second largest sub species.
- Bengal tigers on the Indian sub continent are endangered
- Most recognisable and popular of the world’s charismatic megafauna
- Apex predator
- Territorial and generally solitary
- Since the early 20th century, tiger populations have lost at least 93% of their historic range
- listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List.
- Conservation efforts are working to some degree, but they are not outpacing the poaching, deforestation, and human encroachment that has devastated wild tiger habitats over the past 50 years.
- India is home to 80% of tigers in the world.
- 2006 – 1,411
- 2010 – 1,706
- 2014 – 2,226
- 2018 – 2967
- Kerala – 190