A STUDY ON TIGER (PANTHERA TIGRIS) POPULATION DISTRIBUTION IN SOME RESERVED FOREST AREAS OF AR UNACHAL PRADESH

摘要

The Indian tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) is distributed over India, Nepal, Bangladesh andrnMyanmar, where it co-exists with the Indo-Chinese sub-species.rnIn India, the tiger is well distributed in the northeastern part of the country, mainly in the seven states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Mozoram, Manipur and Tripura. Among these states, Assam has the highest number of tigers, followed by Arunachal Pradesh. The population of tigers in the other northeastern states is much lower. Due to the rugged topography and dense vegetation pattern, direct field observations of tigers, as well as indirect sampling studies, are very difficult in this region. The absence of pther logistical infrastructure also adds to the difficulties.