The Indian subcontinent can support around 3,700 tigers if there is a large track of quality habitat which has an abundance of prey and is free from poaching.
In the Kanha Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh.Photo: S.S. Sen
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Taking a stroll in the Jim Corbett landscape, Uttarakhand.Photo: Bivash Pandav/Wildlife Institute of India
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A roaming foursome, an uncommon sight, at the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan.Photo: Aditya Singh/Ranthambore Bagh
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Descending a slope. One tiger needs 50 chital-sized deer in a year to sustain itself. A hungry large male can eat 15-20 kg of meat at one go, but it can also go without food with no apparent ill-effects for up to 10 days.Photo: Aditya Singh/Ranthambore Bagh
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In the Sundarbans, West Bengal. The small size of the Sundarbans tiger is an adaptation for living in the marshy mangrove habitat.Photo: Rishikumar Sharma/WWF-India
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Cooling themselves in a pool in the Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve.Photo: Aditya Singh/Ranthambore Bagh
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A tigress marking a tree. The spray is clearly visible.Photo: Gobind Sagar Bhardwaj/Rajasthan Forest Department
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Smelling a tree which possibly has already been sprayed.Photo: K.V. Uthaman/Kerala Forest Department
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A rare portrait of a mother with three cubs in Ranthambore Tiger Reserve.Photo: Aditya Singh/Ranthambore Bagh
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Tigers in reserves such as Ranthambore are habituated to tourists in vehicles.Photo: Aditya Singh/Ranthambore Bagh
