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Tigers
YOUR UPDAT E
COMINGS
AND GOINGS ALSO
INSIDE
BHUTAN’S BIG SUCCESS
NEW CAMERA TRAPPING YOU’VE SUPPORTED HAS FIGHTING FOR YOUR WORLD
REGAINING HARMONY
REVEALED MORE ABOUT YOUR TIGERS’ MOVEMENTS WITH NATURE
T IGER S
ENABLING THE BIG CATS TO
Insets left and
right : Male tiger T10
is staying in the same
MOVE FREELY TO FEED AND BREED IS territory, whereas
tiger T12 is expanding
VITAL, AS WE STRIVE TO HELP DOUBLE
his range
WILD TIGER NUMBERS BY 2022. WITH YOUR
HELP, WE’RE WORKING HARD TO KEEP
KHATA CORRIDOR FLOURISHING
YOUR FIELD
REPORT
COR
HOW
A R
T
ID
YOU’RE HELPING
K HA
Main: One of
Kalika’s three cubs
OR
Inset far left :
The camera traps
photographed You’ve helped fund essential new
Kalika at night field equipment for the citizen
N
COMPILED BY E P A L Inset left : Shahipur
Pothi prowls
scientists who monitor your tigers
MAYA YOGI OF THE KHATA the forest
Strong shoes and waterproof jackets. These
CORRIDOR PROJECT, WHICH are just some of the essential items you’ve
helped provide. It was cold and rainy during
YOU SUPPORT the camera trap survey, so this new kit
was very gratefully received by
the monitoring teams.
Thank you
We’ve found new camera trap images of Kalika and her fellow raises her cub she’ll keep it hidden, and avoid any didn’t show up this time, suggesting they’ve moved
tigers, helping to build an interesting pattern of their behaviour encounters with males until it’s fully-grown. We through the corridor to either Bardia or Katerniaghat.
think that T12 is looking for a mate elsewhere, and This is another reminder of the corridor’s importance,
T
his time, majestic Kalika was photographed
with two of her three cubs. The cubs are around DID YOU that’s why he’s expanded his territory. both as a home for wild tigers and as a crucial route.
Enabling the big cats to move freely to feed and breed
KNOW?
Another male, T10, seems to be sticking to
12 months old now and will have grown their is vital, as we strive to help double wild tiger numbers
the same six areas within the corridor. As you
canine teeth, enabling them to kill their own prey. by 2022. With your help, we’re working hard to keep
may remember reading, we suspect that this
Kalika showed up on the camera traps every few Khata corridor flourishing. For example, we recently
TIGERS PREFER AREAS magnificent male is the father of Kalika’s cubs.
days or so, and in five different locations within the restored important wetland areas used by tigers and
WITH INTACT FOREST His territory is rich in prey species, so he doesn’t
corridor, so she’s expanded her movements a little
COVER AND GENERALLY have to roam far to find a meal.
other wildlife.
since our previous update.
AVOID PLACES DISTURBED Khauraha river and other wetlands in the corridor
Khata corridor links Bardia National Park in Nepal
PROUD MUM BY PEOPLE. THIS SHOWS have become increasingly dry and stagnant. This
with Katerniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary in India.
THE IMPORTANCE OF may be due partly to large-scale sand and gravel
We also found new images of Shahipur Pothi with HAVING DEDICATED From our camera trap findings, we know that some
extraction further upstream, which is affecting the
IMAGES © W WF-NEPAL
a young cub. We think the youngster is around WILDLIFE CORRIDORS tigers stay inside the corridor, such as Kalika,
water flow. Invasive plant species are also a problem
10-12 months old, which means it’s still reliant SUCH AS KHATA Shahipur Pothi, T12 and T10, whereas others use it
in the grasslands, and we’re in discussion with the
on its mother for food. Male tiger T12 has been to travel between the two protected areas. This was
© TAL-CBRP
government on how to address these serious issues.
sharing Shahipur Pothi’s territory, but he’s recently borne out by our latest camera trap survey. Four
We’ll keep you posted on developments.
been roaming further afield. While Shahipur Pothi male tigers that were photographed previously
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© R ANJAN R AMCHANDANI / W WF
TIGERS
NE WS
BHUTAN’S TIGER FEAT
GREAT NEWS! BHUTAN HAS MOVED ANOTHER STEP CLOSER TO DOUBLING ITS WILD TIGER NUMBERS BY 2022
T
hree years after Bhutan announced it was In 2015, Bhutan carried out a
adopting the world-renowned Conservation national survey that estimated around
Assured Tiger Standards (CA|TS), two of its
parks have received CA|TS approved status. They
100 tigers to be living in the country’s pristine
forests – with some big cats ranging as high
ICON OF HOPE
Female tiger Rewa
are Royal Manas National Park – the country’s as 4,000 metres above sea level! The country
(meaning Hope) is living
oldest park – and Jigme Singye Wangchuck is planning to start a new national tiger survey proof that Bhutan is a
National Park, which are home to 15 and 14 in November, which should reveal any safe haven for tigers.
individual tigers respectively. changes in the population. This magnificent mother
lives in Jigme Singye
To safeguard tigers living outside of protected
TOP CA TS Wangchuck National Park
areas, Bhutan is now working towards and was photographed
Gaining CA|TS approval shows that both parks by the camera traps in
implementing CA|TS in three territorial forest
2012, 2014 and 2019 – C
meet high global standards in conservation divisions: in Paro, Sarpang and Zhemgang. each time with a new
management. This demonstrates the amazing We applaud this fantastic commitment and, set of cubs! You can see M
difference strong conservation measures can make with your brilliant support, we’ll go on doing footage of remarkable
as we work to help the 13 tiger range countries Rewa and her family at: Y
everything we can to help Bhutan and other
double their wild tiger numbers by 2022. tiger countries achieve their goals. J wwf.org.uk/rewa CM
MY
CY
CMY
K
Main: A 2014
camera trap
photo of Rewa
Inset above:
Rewa in 2019
Inset right :
One of
IMAGES © JSWNP / DOFPS / WWF-BHUTAN
Rewa’s cubs
70 THERE ARE 70 CA|TS SITES, REGISTERED
ACROSS SEVEN COUNTRIES – BANGLADESH, BHUTAN,
CHINA, INDIA, MALAYSIA, NEPAL AND RUSSIA
6 • YOUR T IGER S UPDAT E
RESTORING
COVER © SUYASH KESHARI / W WF, THIS PAGE: MAIN © CHARLOTTE SAMS / W WF-UK, INSET DAVID ATTENBOROUGH © CONOR MCDONNELL
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