Why do Bengal tigers are endangered?

THE BENGAL TIGER, DIES A VICTIM OF POACHING, ENVIROMENTAL CHANGES A POPULATION FRAGMETATION.The tiger's enemies are many and powerful. Although it is illegal to kill a tiger, poaching continues to claim the lives of hundreds of copies every year. Their bodies are dismembered and bones, whiskers and teeth are sold on the black market for large sums of money. Many of the bodies they are intended to preparations of traditional Chinese medicine, for which the tiger has special healing powers.Another problem for the survival of a big cat is the deterioration of natural habitat where he has lived for centuries.In Asia, due to deforestation, tigers can not find the space they need to live, hunt and breed. As a result, often attack nearby farms, destroying the livelihoods of those living in them, and sometimes people mismas.Los groups are separated by the effects of urbanization and reproduction is limited to the same male and female small herds, leading generations of puppies with birth defects or mutations that prevent them from reaching adulthood.Experts warn that, once extinct, it would be impossible to restore the species in its natural habitat for their complex biology.

 

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The way the live

The are solitary they animals and generally shun the company in groups, except females who travel with their young in groups of three or four. The males care for an area where it will house several females that will achieve the litter and so spend their offspring. Males and females only come together during the breeding season.Most young are born between February and May, and after a gestation of between 98 and 108 days, give birth to a litter of 1-6 cubs (usually 2-4) of 1.1 kg 

Life expectancy for male Bengal tigers is between 10 and 12 years, while in females is

a little longer.Bengal tigers are carnivores and hunt buffalo from peacocks, through a range of prey that includes monkeys, wild boars, tapirs, deer and antelope. Have been reported in rare cases that tigers have attacked a baby rhino and elephant, and even individuals who were able to knock down and devour other large carnivores such as leopards and bears. Far more rare are the attacks against humans, but until a century ago were occurring with some frequency. It is estimated that in Bangladesh alone there are about 100 attacks a year.

general aspects

Currently, the Bengal tiger or the Indian tiger is in danger of extinction, like other subspecies of tigres.Su coat is orange with black stripes and underparts pale, almost white.It is the second subspecies in size, behind the Siberian. Normally the males measure about 3 feet long and weigh over 250 kilos. The females are much lighter, not exceeding 160 kilos and rarely exceed 2.6 meters long. Their lifespan is usually about 20 years.Tigers are generally solitary animals. The females care for their pups for four years he taught all the techniques of hunting. Males have a field where females with which progeny.Siberian tigers, Bengal tigers usually hunt at night, partly to avoid adverse situations with humans. Normally travel several miles a day to hunt. They always do, lurking in the bushes, crouched down until you see their prey, when starting a race at a speed that can reach 80 mph and culminating with a big leap to bring it down.
Depending on the size of its prey, the tiger has several ways to kill. Case of large animals, squeezing his neck choking. However, if the prey is small, directly breaks the neck of a single movement.
The gestation period in these tigers is usually 105-110 days, taking between 1 and 6 pups in each litter.
Most Bengal tigers and one-third of the world population of these cats live in India. There is also a large population in Nepal, the park Chitawan. There are also copies of the Bengal tiger in Bhutan, the deltaic coast of Bangladesh and Burma. The Bengal tiger subspecies is the most numerous cats and the number of copies is between 3,000 and 4,700.