Pablo and Tiger - a love story

MISSION:  Take this Year of the Tiger Geocoin to anywhere a tiger would normally be (map below).  Heck, take a pic with a tiger at the zoo and the coin.  Just follow the rules:

RULES:

Do not keep this for more than 2 weeks without contacting me

Take a picture with it or of it before passing it along

 1.  Bangladesh

Bangladesh is conducting its first national survey in the challenging Sundarbans where tigers swim between dense mangroves. This female is part of a research study and is wearing a radio collar.

2.  Vietnam

Anecdotal information suggests there are few tigers in Vietnam. In 2010, the government estimated the population to be very low. An updated figure is needed.

 3.  Cambodia

This is the last tiger photographed in Cambodia. It was taken in 2007, by camera trap in Mondulkiri Protected Forest. Lack of tiger signs suggests tigers are very rare in Cambodia.

4.  India

India’s first national survey in 2006 counted 1411 tigers. Four years later 1706 tigers were counted. The 2014 national census is currently underway.

  5.  Bhutan

Bhutan is conducting its first national tiger survey. Researchers started setting camera traps on the King’s birthday in the south and are now moving north.

6. Thailand

In Thailand, tigers live in protected areas. Numbers are known in many areas, but not all. Government support is needed for an updated figure.

7.  Indonesia

Surveying tigers through the dense jungles of the Sumatra is challenging. This female Sumatran tiger was captured by camera trap in Rimbang Baling-Bukit Tigapuluh Corridor. NGOs are working to count tigers, but urgently need government support for a national survey.

8.  Laos

Anecdotal information suggests there are a few or no breeding female tigers left in Laos. In 2010 the government said there were 17. An updated figure is needed.

9.  China

The largest of the tiger sub-species, the Amur tiger is found in two provinces in the Russian Far East and small pockets in the border areas of China. China is planning to conduct tiger surveys in the North-East. Tigers are likely extinct in other parts of the country.

10.  Malaysia

Malay Peninsula occupies the southern end of the distribution of the Indo-Chinese tiger and supports substantial populations of the subspecies. Malaysia’s tiger population has never been thoroughly counted, only roughly estimated. A national survey is critically needed.

 11.  Russia

Russia conducts site-specific tiger surveys every year and national surveys every 10 years. The first survey was in 2005, the next will be in 2015.

 12.  Nepal

Nepal conducted its first national survey in 2012, releasing the results on Global Tiger Day 2013. Tiger numbers had gone up over 60% to 198 total.

13.  Myanmar

Anecdotal information suggests tigers still exist in Myanmar. Surveys are needed to know the national tiger population.