2 yrs 13 kamrita trains her -...
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Kamrita trains her young cubs
SustainabilityClimate Change
YOUR ADOPTION UPDATE
My tigers
Conservation
Co
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e: ©
viv
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THiS
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2022
11 MTHSTiger cubs are able catch and kill their prey from around 11 months of age
Tigers in numbers15 YRSThe average lifespan of a wild Bengal tiger is around 15 years
We’re aiming to double tiger numbers by 2022, the next Chinese Year of the Tiger
35KGTigers can eat up to 35kg of meat in one night
Page 5
my TigerS NeWS
© a
LaiN
Co
mp
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T / WW
F-Ca
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a beautiful Bengal tiger cub in the wild
FIGHT GOES ONThe first international review meeting since the Tiger Summit confirmed urgent action still needs to be taken to protect tigers against poachingEarlier this year, government officials from all 13 tiger range countries held an important meeting to follow up on plans agreed at the landmark Tiger Summit in 2010, which we helped organise. You’ll remember that the summit resulted in the world’s first Global Tiger Recovery Programme. This aims to double wild tiger numbers by 2022, the next Chinese Year of the Tiger.
Take stockThe purpose of the meeting was to review progress and plan the next steps. It confirmed that although steady progress is being made, poaching remains the tiger’s main threat. And that many tiger reserves lack minimum standards of protection.
Magnificent tigers are worth more dead than alive to poachers, smugglers and traffickers. Their skins sell for a small fortune on the black market, and their body parts are much sought-after in traditional Asian medicine for their supposed healing powers.
The good news is that nearly all the tiger range countries spoke of their efforts to tackle poaching on the ground, and reduce consumer demand for tiger parts. An agreement to strengthen co-operation across borders was signed between India
and Nepal, and another between India and Russia. This is a positive sign that tiger range countries are increasingly working together to stop the traffickers.
There’s still a lot to do, and funds raised through your tiger adoption mean we can go on working with conservation partners, governments and at ground level to give tigers a fighting chance. Thank you.
13GOvERNMENT OFFICIalS FROM all 13 TIGER RaNGE COuNTRIES TOOK paRT IN THE REvIEw MEETING
Name: Kamrita, your adopted tiger (pronounced Kam-reet-a)
Species: Bengal tiger
Location: Chitwan National park, Nepal
project location
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SiN
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Ca
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Page 2
Nepal
Chitwan National park
my TigerS FieLd reporT
Our tiger expert Sabita Malla was driving through Chitwan National Park with seven colleagues from WWF-Nepal. They’d already been lucky enough to see amazing animals such as greater one-horned rhino, spotted deer, sambar deer, Hanuman langur and even a sloth bear carrying two cubs on her back.
STRIpY SuRpRISESKamrita startles our field staff, the sex of her cubs is revealed and Ranu’s caught on camera
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Everyone was desperate to see the beautiful tigress, so Sabita took them to a spot deep inside the forests of Sukhivar, where Kamrita has often been spotted. Everyone waited
Tiger’s eye
patiently and suddenly there she was, staring right at them!
Although Kamrita was quite a distance away, Sabita could tell it was her because of her distinctive stripe pattern. Her two young cubs were with her too, and everyone held their breath to see whether the magnificent trio would come any closer. But they were disappointed. Wary mum Kamrita calmly led her brood back into the forest and the cats disappeared from sight. All that was left to remind everyone of their close encounter is the blurred photograph below.
Sabita and her colleagues wait in the park
Page 4
my TigerS FieLd reporT
© W
WF-
Ne
paL
© W
WF-
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paL
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ranu’s distinctive stripe pattern can be clearly seen
Park rangers have been monitoring Kamrita and her cubs and confirm that they’re both male, and just over a year old. They’re a lively pair, in great condition. Clever Kamrita’s been teaching them hunting tactics, such as creeping, stalking, jumping and grabbing prey with their forepaws.
Tigers hunt by stalking their prey, approaching the animal as close as possible and then charging it from behind. All of these skills are vital in ensuring the young cubs can look after themselves when they go off to establish their own territory at around two years old.
Kamrita’s older daughter Ranu has been active too. She’s around three years old and shares her mother’s habitat around Deurali and Sukhivar. We thought you might like to see these stunning images we’ve recently received of the gorgeous young tigress. They were taken by camera traps that your adoption is helping to fund, so thank you.
Boisterous boys
2 YRS TIGERS lEavE THEIR MOTHER TO ESTaBlISH THEIR OwN TERRITORY aT aROuNd TwO YEaRS OF aGE
Kamrita’s claw mark
wwF.ORG.HK• MY TIGERS • ISSuE 4
© 1986 panda symbol WWF “WWF” is a WWF registered Trademark
WWF-Hong Kong, No. 1 Tramway path, Central, Hong Kong.
Tel: (852) 2526 1011, Fax: (852) 2845 2734, email: [email protected]
Kamrita trains her young cubs
Sustainability Climate Change
YOUR ADOPTION UPDATE
My tigers
Conservation
Co
ve
r im
ag
e: ©
viv
eK
r S
iNH
a /
WW
F-C
aN
oN
TH
iS p
ag
e: ©
ma
rTi
N H
ar
ve
y /
WW
F-C
aN
oN
2022
11 MTHSTiger cubs are able catch and kill their prey from around 11 months of age
Tigers in numbers15 YRSThe average lifespan of a wild Bengal tiger is around 15 years
We’re aiming to double tiger numbers by 2022, the next Chinese Year of the Tiger
35KGTigers can eat up to 35kg of meat in one night
Page 5
my TigerS NeWS
© a
LaiN
Co
mp
oS
T / W
WF-
Ca
No
N
a beautiful Bengal tiger cub in the wild
FIGHT GOES ONThe first international review meeting since the Tiger Summit confirmed urgent action still needs to be taken to protect tigers against poachingEarlier this year, government officials from all 13 tiger range countries held an important meeting to follow up on plans agreed at the landmark Tiger Summit in 2010, which we helped organise. You’ll remember that the summit resulted in the world’s first Global Tiger Recovery Programme. This aims to double wild tiger numbers by 2022, the next Chinese Year of the Tiger.
Take stockThe purpose of the meeting was to review progress and plan the next steps. It confirmed that although steady progress is being made, poaching remains the tiger’s main threat. And that many tiger reserves lack minimum standards of protection.
Magnificent tigers are worth more dead than alive to poachers, smugglers and traffickers. Their skins sell for a small fortune on the black market, and their body parts are much sought-after in traditional Asian medicine for their supposed healing powers.
The good news is that nearly all the tiger range countries spoke of their efforts to tackle poaching on the ground, and reduce consumer demand for tiger parts. An agreement to strengthen co-operation across borders was signed between India
and Nepal, and another between India and Russia. This is a positive sign that tiger range countries are increasingly working together to stop the traffickers.
There’s still a lot to do, and funds raised through your tiger adoption mean we can go on working with conservation partners, governments and at ground level to give tigers a fighting chance. Thank you.
13GOvERNMENT OFFICIalS FROM all 13 TIGER RaNGE COuNTRIES TOOK paRT IN THE REvIEw MEETING
Name: Kamrita, your adopted tiger (pronounced Kam-reet-a)
Species: Bengal tiger
Location: Chitwan National park, Nepal
project location
© v
ive
K r
SiN
Ha
/ WW
F-Ca
No
N
Page 2
Nepal
Chitwan National park
my TigerS FieLd reporT
Our tiger expert Sabita Malla was driving through Chitwan National Park with seven colleagues from WWF-Nepal. They’d already been lucky enough to see amazing animals such as greater one-horned rhino, spotted deer, sambar deer, Hanuman langur and even a sloth bear carrying two cubs on her back.
STRIpY SuRpRISESKamrita startles our field staff, the sex of her cubs is revealed and Ranu’s caught on camera
© W
WF-N
epa
L / Sa
BiTa
ma
LLa
Page 3
Everyone was desperate to see the beautiful tigress, so Sabita took them to a spot deep inside the forests of Sukhivar, where Kamrita has often been spotted. Everyone waited
Tiger’s eye
patiently and suddenly there she was, staring right at them!
Although Kamrita was quite a distance away, Sabita could tell it was her because of her distinctive stripe pattern. Her two young cubs were with her too, and everyone held their breath to see whether the magnificent trio would come any closer. But they were disappointed. Wary mum Kamrita calmly led her brood back into the forest and the cats disappeared from sight. All that was left to remind everyone of their close encounter is the blurred photograph below.
Sabita and her colleagues wait in the park
Page 4
my TigerS FieLd reporT
© W
WF-N
epa
L©
WW
F-Ne
paL / S
aB
iTa m
aLLa
ranu’s distinctive stripe pattern can be clearly seen
Park rangers have been monitoring Kamrita and her cubs and confirm that they’re both male, and just over a year old. They’re a lively pair, in great condition. Clever Kamrita’s been teaching them hunting tactics, such as creeping, stalking, jumping and grabbing prey with their forepaws.
Tigers hunt by stalking their prey, approaching the animal as close as possible and then charging it from behind. All of these skills are vital in ensuring the young cubs can look after themselves when they go off to establish their own territory at around two years old.
Kamrita’s older daughter Ranu has been active too. She’s around three years old and shares her mother’s habitat around Deurali and Sukhivar. We thought you might like to see these stunning images we’ve recently received of the gorgeous young tigress. They were taken by camera traps that your adoption is helping to fund, so thank you.
Boisterous boys
2 YRSTIGERS lEavE THEIR MOTHER TO ESTaBlISH THEIR OwN TERRITORY aT aROuNd TwO YEaRS OF aGE
Kamrita’s claw mark
wwF.O
RG.H
K•
MY TI
GERS
• ISS
uE 4
© 1986 panda symbol WWF “WWF” is a WWF registered Trademark
WWF-Hong Kong, No. 1 Tramway path, Central, Hong Kong.
Tel: (852) 2526 1011, Fax: (852) 2845 2734, email: [email protected]
Kamrita trains her young cubs
Sustainability Climate Change
YOUR ADOPTION UPDATE
My tigers
Conservation
Co
ve
r im
ag
e: ©
viv
eK
r S
iNH
a /
WW
F-C
aN
oN
TH
iS p
ag
e: ©
ma
rTi
N H
ar
ve
y /
WW
F-C
aN
oN
2022
11 MTHSTiger cubs are able catch and kill their prey from around 11 months of age
Tigers in numbers15 YRSThe average lifespan of a wild Bengal tiger is around 15 years
We’re aiming to double tiger numbers by 2022, the next Chinese Year of the Tiger
35KGTigers can eat up to 35kg of meat in one night
Page 5
my TigerS NeWS
© a
LaiN
Co
mp
oS
T / W
WF-
Ca
No
N
a beautiful Bengal tiger cub in the wild
FIGHT GOES ONThe first international review meeting since the Tiger Summit confirmed urgent action still needs to be taken to protect tigers against poachingEarlier this year, government officials from all 13 tiger range countries held an important meeting to follow up on plans agreed at the landmark Tiger Summit in 2010, which we helped organise. You’ll remember that the summit resulted in the world’s first Global Tiger Recovery Programme. This aims to double wild tiger numbers by 2022, the next Chinese Year of the Tiger.
Take stockThe purpose of the meeting was to review progress and plan the next steps. It confirmed that although steady progress is being made, poaching remains the tiger’s main threat. And that many tiger reserves lack minimum standards of protection.
Magnificent tigers are worth more dead than alive to poachers, smugglers and traffickers. Their skins sell for a small fortune on the black market, and their body parts are much sought-after in traditional Asian medicine for their supposed healing powers.
The good news is that nearly all the tiger range countries spoke of their efforts to tackle poaching on the ground, and reduce consumer demand for tiger parts. An agreement to strengthen co-operation across borders was signed between India
and Nepal, and another between India and Russia. This is a positive sign that tiger range countries are increasingly working together to stop the traffickers.
There’s still a lot to do, and funds raised through your tiger adoption mean we can go on working with conservation partners, governments and at ground level to give tigers a fighting chance. Thank you.
13GOvERNMENT OFFICIalS FROM all 13 TIGER RaNGE COuNTRIES TOOK paRT IN THE REvIEw MEETING
Name: Kamrita, your adopted tiger (pronounced Kam-reet-a)
Species: Bengal tiger
Location: Chitwan National park, Nepal
project location
© v
ive
K r
SiN
Ha
/ WW
F-Ca
No
N
Page 2
Nepal
Chitwan National park
my TigerS FieLd reporT
Our tiger expert Sabita Malla was driving through Chitwan National Park with seven colleagues from WWF-Nepal. They’d already been lucky enough to see amazing animals such as greater one-horned rhino, spotted deer, sambar deer, Hanuman langur and even a sloth bear carrying two cubs on her back.
STRIpY SuRpRISESKamrita startles our field staff, the sex of her cubs is revealed and Ranu’s caught on camera
© W
WF-N
epa
L / Sa
BiTa
ma
LLa
Page 3
Everyone was desperate to see the beautiful tigress, so Sabita took them to a spot deep inside the forests of Sukhivar, where Kamrita has often been spotted. Everyone waited
Tiger’s eye
patiently and suddenly there she was, staring right at them!
Although Kamrita was quite a distance away, Sabita could tell it was her because of her distinctive stripe pattern. Her two young cubs were with her too, and everyone held their breath to see whether the magnificent trio would come any closer. But they were disappointed. Wary mum Kamrita calmly led her brood back into the forest and the cats disappeared from sight. All that was left to remind everyone of their close encounter is the blurred photograph below.
Sabita and her colleagues wait in the park
Page 4
my TigerS FieLd reporT
© W
WF-N
epa
L©
WW
F-Ne
paL / S
aB
iTa m
aLLa
ranu’s distinctive stripe pattern can be clearly seen
Park rangers have been monitoring Kamrita and her cubs and confirm that they’re both male, and just over a year old. They’re a lively pair, in great condition. Clever Kamrita’s been teaching them hunting tactics, such as creeping, stalking, jumping and grabbing prey with their forepaws.
Tigers hunt by stalking their prey, approaching the animal as close as possible and then charging it from behind. All of these skills are vital in ensuring the young cubs can look after themselves when they go off to establish their own territory at around two years old.
Kamrita’s older daughter Ranu has been active too. She’s around three years old and shares her mother’s habitat around Deurali and Sukhivar. We thought you might like to see these stunning images we’ve recently received of the gorgeous young tigress. They were taken by camera traps that your adoption is helping to fund, so thank you.
Boisterous boys
2 YRSTIGERS lEavE THEIR MOTHER TO ESTaBlISH THEIR OwN TERRITORY aT aROuNd TwO YEaRS OF aGE
Kamrita’s claw mark
wwF.O
RG.H
K•
MY TI
GERS
• ISS
uE 4
© 1986 panda symbol WWF “WWF” is a WWF registered Trademark
WWF-Hong Kong, No. 1 Tramway path, Central, Hong Kong.
Tel: (852) 2526 1011, Fax: (852) 2845 2734, email: [email protected]
Kamrita trains her young cubs
Sustainability Climate Change
YOUR ADOPTION UPDATE
My tigers
Conservation
Co
ve
r im
ag
e: ©
viv
eK
r S
iNH
a /
WW
F-C
aN
oN
TH
iS p
ag
e: ©
ma
rTi
N H
ar
ve
y /
WW
F-C
aN
oN
2022
11 MTHSTiger cubs are able catch and kill their prey from around 11 months of age
Tigers in numbers15 YRSThe average lifespan of a wild Bengal tiger is around 15 years
We’re aiming to double tiger numbers by 2022, the next Chinese Year of the Tiger
35KGTigers can eat up to 35kg of meat in one night
Page 5
my TigerS NeWS
© a
LaiN
Co
mp
oS
T / W
WF-
Ca
No
N
a beautiful Bengal tiger cub in the wild
FIGHT GOES ONThe first international review meeting since the Tiger Summit confirmed urgent action still needs to be taken to protect tigers against poachingEarlier this year, government officials from all 13 tiger range countries held an important meeting to follow up on plans agreed at the landmark Tiger Summit in 2010, which we helped organise. You’ll remember that the summit resulted in the world’s first Global Tiger Recovery Programme. This aims to double wild tiger numbers by 2022, the next Chinese Year of the Tiger.
Take stockThe purpose of the meeting was to review progress and plan the next steps. It confirmed that although steady progress is being made, poaching remains the tiger’s main threat. And that many tiger reserves lack minimum standards of protection.
Magnificent tigers are worth more dead than alive to poachers, smugglers and traffickers. Their skins sell for a small fortune on the black market, and their body parts are much sought-after in traditional Asian medicine for their supposed healing powers.
The good news is that nearly all the tiger range countries spoke of their efforts to tackle poaching on the ground, and reduce consumer demand for tiger parts. An agreement to strengthen co-operation across borders was signed between India
and Nepal, and another between India and Russia. This is a positive sign that tiger range countries are increasingly working together to stop the traffickers.
There’s still a lot to do, and funds raised through your tiger adoption mean we can go on working with conservation partners, governments and at ground level to give tigers a fighting chance. Thank you.
13GOvERNMENT OFFICIalS FROM all 13 TIGER RaNGE COuNTRIES TOOK paRT IN THE REvIEw MEETING
Name: Kamrita, your adopted tiger (pronounced Kam-reet-a)
Species: Bengal tiger
Location: Chitwan National park, Nepal
project location
© v
ive
K r
SiN
Ha
/ WW
F-Ca
No
N
Page 2
Nepal
Chitwan National park
my TigerS FieLd reporT
Our tiger expert Sabita Malla was driving through Chitwan National Park with seven colleagues from WWF-Nepal. They’d already been lucky enough to see amazing animals such as greater one-horned rhino, spotted deer, sambar deer, Hanuman langur and even a sloth bear carrying two cubs on her back.
STRIpY SuRpRISESKamrita startles our field staff, the sex of her cubs is revealed and Ranu’s caught on camera
© W
WF-N
epa
L / Sa
BiTa
ma
LLa
Page 3
Everyone was desperate to see the beautiful tigress, so Sabita took them to a spot deep inside the forests of Sukhivar, where Kamrita has often been spotted. Everyone waited
Tiger’s eye
patiently and suddenly there she was, staring right at them!
Although Kamrita was quite a distance away, Sabita could tell it was her because of her distinctive stripe pattern. Her two young cubs were with her too, and everyone held their breath to see whether the magnificent trio would come any closer. But they were disappointed. Wary mum Kamrita calmly led her brood back into the forest and the cats disappeared from sight. All that was left to remind everyone of their close encounter is the blurred photograph below.
Sabita and her colleagues wait in the park
Page 4
my TigerS FieLd reporT
© W
WF-N
epa
L©
WW
F-Ne
paL / S
aB
iTa m
aLLa
ranu’s distinctive stripe pattern can be clearly seen
Park rangers have been monitoring Kamrita and her cubs and confirm that they’re both male, and just over a year old. They’re a lively pair, in great condition. Clever Kamrita’s been teaching them hunting tactics, such as creeping, stalking, jumping and grabbing prey with their forepaws.
Tigers hunt by stalking their prey, approaching the animal as close as possible and then charging it from behind. All of these skills are vital in ensuring the young cubs can look after themselves when they go off to establish their own territory at around two years old.
Kamrita’s older daughter Ranu has been active too. She’s around three years old and shares her mother’s habitat around Deurali and Sukhivar. We thought you might like to see these stunning images we’ve recently received of the gorgeous young tigress. They were taken by camera traps that your adoption is helping to fund, so thank you.
Boisterous boys
2 YRSTIGERS lEavE THEIR MOTHER TO ESTaBlISH THEIR OwN TERRITORY aT aROuNd TwO YEaRS OF aGE
Kamrita’s claw mark
wwF.O
RG.H
K•
MY TI
GERS
• ISS
uE 4
© 1986 panda symbol WWF “WWF” is a WWF registered Trademark
WWF-Hong Kong, No. 1 Tramway path, Central, Hong Kong.
Tel: (852) 2526 1011, Fax: (852) 2845 2734, email: [email protected]
Kamrita trains her young cubs
SustainabilityClimate Change
YOUR ADOPTION UPDATE
My tigers
Conservation
Co
ve
r im
ag
e: ©
viv
eK
r S
iNH
a / W
WF-C
aN
oN
THiS
pag
e: ©
ma
rTiN
Ha
rv
ey
/ WW
F-Ca
No
N
2022
11 MTHSTiger cubs are able catch and kill their prey from around 11 months of age
Tigers in numbers15 YRSThe average lifespan of a wild Bengal tiger is around 15 years
We’re aiming to double tiger numbers by 2022, the next Chinese Year of the Tiger
35KGTigers can eat up to 35kg of meat in one night
Page 5
my TigerS NeWS
© a
LaiN
Co
mp
oS
T / WW
F-Ca
No
N
a beautiful Bengal tiger cub in the wild
FIGHT GOES ONThe first international review meeting since the Tiger Summit confirmed urgent action still needs to be taken to protect tigers against poachingEarlier this year, government officials from all 13 tiger range countries held an important meeting to follow up on plans agreed at the landmark Tiger Summit in 2010, which we helped organise. You’ll remember that the summit resulted in the world’s first Global Tiger Recovery Programme. This aims to double wild tiger numbers by 2022, the next Chinese Year of the Tiger.
Take stockThe purpose of the meeting was to review progress and plan the next steps. It confirmed that although steady progress is being made, poaching remains the tiger’s main threat. And that many tiger reserves lack minimum standards of protection.
Magnificent tigers are worth more dead than alive to poachers, smugglers and traffickers. Their skins sell for a small fortune on the black market, and their body parts are much sought-after in traditional Asian medicine for their supposed healing powers.
The good news is that nearly all the tiger range countries spoke of their efforts to tackle poaching on the ground, and reduce consumer demand for tiger parts. An agreement to strengthen co-operation across borders was signed between India
and Nepal, and another between India and Russia. This is a positive sign that tiger range countries are increasingly working together to stop the traffickers.
There’s still a lot to do, and funds raised through your tiger adoption mean we can go on working with conservation partners, governments and at ground level to give tigers a fighting chance. Thank you.
13GOvERNMENT OFFICIalS FROM all 13 TIGER RaNGE COuNTRIES TOOK paRT IN THE REvIEw MEETING
Name: Kamrita, your adopted tiger (pronounced Kam-reet-a)
Species: Bengal tiger
Location: Chitwan National park, Nepal
project location
© v
ive
K r
SiN
Ha
/ W
WF-
Ca
No
N
Page 2
Nepal
Chitwan National park
my TigerS FieLd reporT
Our tiger expert Sabita Malla was driving through Chitwan National Park with seven colleagues from WWF-Nepal. They’d already been lucky enough to see amazing animals such as greater one-horned rhino, spotted deer, sambar deer, Hanuman langur and even a sloth bear carrying two cubs on her back.
STRIpY SuRpRISESKamrita startles our field staff, the sex of her cubs is revealed and Ranu’s caught on camera
© W
WF-
Ne
paL
/ Sa
BiT
a m
aLL
a
Page 3
Everyone was desperate to see the beautiful tigress, so Sabita took them to a spot deep inside the forests of Sukhivar, where Kamrita has often been spotted. Everyone waited
Tiger’s eye
patiently and suddenly there she was, staring right at them!
Although Kamrita was quite a distance away, Sabita could tell it was her because of her distinctive stripe pattern. Her two young cubs were with her too, and everyone held their breath to see whether the magnificent trio would come any closer. But they were disappointed. Wary mum Kamrita calmly led her brood back into the forest and the cats disappeared from sight. All that was left to remind everyone of their close encounter is the blurred photograph below.
Sabita and her colleagues wait in the park
Page 4
my TigerS FieLd reporT
© W
WF-
Ne
paL
© W
WF-
Ne
paL
/ Sa
BiT
a m
aLL
a
ranu’s distinctive stripe pattern can be clearly seen
Park rangers have been monitoring Kamrita and her cubs and confirm that they’re both male, and just over a year old. They’re a lively pair, in great condition. Clever Kamrita’s been teaching them hunting tactics, such as creeping, stalking, jumping and grabbing prey with their forepaws.
Tigers hunt by stalking their prey, approaching the animal as close as possible and then charging it from behind. All of these skills are vital in ensuring the young cubs can look after themselves when they go off to establish their own territory at around two years old.
Kamrita’s older daughter Ranu has been active too. She’s around three years old and shares her mother’s habitat around Deurali and Sukhivar. We thought you might like to see these stunning images we’ve recently received of the gorgeous young tigress. They were taken by camera traps that your adoption is helping to fund, so thank you.
Boisterous boys
2 YRS TIGERS lEavE THEIR MOTHER TO ESTaBlISH THEIR OwN TERRITORY aT aROuNd TwO YEaRS OF aGE
Kamrita’s claw mark
wwF.ORG.HK• MY TIGERS • ISSuE 4
© 1986 panda symbol WWF “WWF” is a WWF registered Trademark
WWF-Hong Kong, No. 1 Tramway path, Central, Hong Kong.
Tel: (852) 2526 1011, Fax: (852) 2845 2734, email: [email protected]
Kamrita trains her young cubs
SustainabilityClimate Change
YOUR ADOPTION UPDATE
My tigers
Conservation
Co
ve
r im
ag
e: ©
viv
eK
r S
iNH
a / W
WF-C
aN
oN
THiS
pag
e: ©
ma
rTiN
Ha
rv
ey
/ WW
F-Ca
No
N
2022
11 MTHSTiger cubs are able catch and kill their prey from around 11 months of age
Tigers in numbers15 YRSThe average lifespan of a wild Bengal tiger is around 15 years
We’re aiming to double tiger numbers by 2022, the next Chinese Year of the Tiger
35KGTigers can eat up to 35kg of meat in one night
Page 5
my TigerS NeWS
© a
LaiN
Co
mp
oS
T / WW
F-Ca
No
N
a beautiful Bengal tiger cub in the wild
FIGHT GOES ONThe first international review meeting since the Tiger Summit confirmed urgent action still needs to be taken to protect tigers against poachingEarlier this year, government officials from all 13 tiger range countries held an important meeting to follow up on plans agreed at the landmark Tiger Summit in 2010, which we helped organise. You’ll remember that the summit resulted in the world’s first Global Tiger Recovery Programme. This aims to double wild tiger numbers by 2022, the next Chinese Year of the Tiger.
Take stockThe purpose of the meeting was to review progress and plan the next steps. It confirmed that although steady progress is being made, poaching remains the tiger’s main threat. And that many tiger reserves lack minimum standards of protection.
Magnificent tigers are worth more dead than alive to poachers, smugglers and traffickers. Their skins sell for a small fortune on the black market, and their body parts are much sought-after in traditional Asian medicine for their supposed healing powers.
The good news is that nearly all the tiger range countries spoke of their efforts to tackle poaching on the ground, and reduce consumer demand for tiger parts. An agreement to strengthen co-operation across borders was signed between India
and Nepal, and another between India and Russia. This is a positive sign that tiger range countries are increasingly working together to stop the traffickers.
There’s still a lot to do, and funds raised through your tiger adoption mean we can go on working with conservation partners, governments and at ground level to give tigers a fighting chance. Thank you.
13GOvERNMENT OFFICIalS FROM all 13 TIGER RaNGE COuNTRIES TOOK paRT IN THE REvIEw MEETING
Name: Kamrita, your adopted tiger (pronounced Kam-reet-a)
Species: Bengal tiger
Location: Chitwan National park, Nepal
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Our tiger expert Sabita Malla was driving through Chitwan National Park with seven colleagues from WWF-Nepal. They’d already been lucky enough to see amazing animals such as greater one-horned rhino, spotted deer, sambar deer, Hanuman langur and even a sloth bear carrying two cubs on her back.
STRIpY SuRpRISESKamrita startles our field staff, the sex of her cubs is revealed and Ranu’s caught on camera
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Everyone was desperate to see the beautiful tigress, so Sabita took them to a spot deep inside the forests of Sukhivar, where Kamrita has often been spotted. Everyone waited
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patiently and suddenly there she was, staring right at them!
Although Kamrita was quite a distance away, Sabita could tell it was her because of her distinctive stripe pattern. Her two young cubs were with her too, and everyone held their breath to see whether the magnificent trio would come any closer. But they were disappointed. Wary mum Kamrita calmly led her brood back into the forest and the cats disappeared from sight. All that was left to remind everyone of their close encounter is the blurred photograph below.
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ranu’s distinctive stripe pattern can be clearly seen
Park rangers have been monitoring Kamrita and her cubs and confirm that they’re both male, and just over a year old. They’re a lively pair, in great condition. Clever Kamrita’s been teaching them hunting tactics, such as creeping, stalking, jumping and grabbing prey with their forepaws.
Tigers hunt by stalking their prey, approaching the animal as close as possible and then charging it from behind. All of these skills are vital in ensuring the young cubs can look after themselves when they go off to establish their own territory at around two years old.
Kamrita’s older daughter Ranu has been active too. She’s around three years old and shares her mother’s habitat around Deurali and Sukhivar. We thought you might like to see these stunning images we’ve recently received of the gorgeous young tigress. They were taken by camera traps that your adoption is helping to fund, so thank you.
Boisterous boys
2 YRS TIGERS lEavE THEIR MOTHER TO ESTaBlISH THEIR OwN TERRITORY aT aROuNd TwO YEaRS OF aGE
Kamrita’s claw mark
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Tiger is the largest member of the cat family and could play a vital role in the maintenance of a healthy ecosystem. However facing the China’s rapid economy development, it is more important than ever to ensure the continued survival of tigers. While progress is being made, numbers still remain low, only about 3,200 are left in the wild. The IUCN’s (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List classifies the tiger as “endangered” - their forest habitat is fragmented, populations are small and isolated from each other, and poaching remains ever-present threats.
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