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| Tiger Census - Basic Concepts | |
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Tiger population in Sundarban Forest is a popular question of general people, ecologists, scientists, researchers, students and so on. In the past different tiger specialists of different projects in Sundarban estimated the tiger number based on pugmark survey which was conducted through sampling method and projected for the whole Sundarban or in some cases based on interview or experiences of observing tigers in the forest and adjacent locality. But these estimations had no scientific basis. This is the first time tiger census of Sundarban Forest is done based on established scientific basis i.e. based on Pugmark survey covering whole SRF is carried out to estimate tiger population, its distribution and its structure. The purpose of tiger census is not to determine actual tiger number but a figure close to actual number, which helps to know about the overall management imperatives of forest, as it is a unique biological monitoring element for the Sundarban ecosystem. Although there might have some shortcomings related with this Tiger Census-2004 e.g. lack of enough time to be well prepared for the census, lack of skilled staff to collect census data as these staffs were involved first time with this kind of census, and finally lack of logistics support. If this tiger census is done in a fixed interval, we will be able to know its trend of population, structure, and distribution over time. Consequently, we might conclude about the current forest management whether it is good or bad for a healthy tiger population. This census off course will be baseline information for the future management and the conservation of the Royal Bengal Tiger in SRF. |
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