There are multiple theories of what ancestor the modern tiger could’ve evolved from. But it is strongly believed that like most carnivores; the ancestor of a tiger is a Miacid, an ancient carnivore that lived 62 million years ago. They lived and went extinct so long ago, the similarities with the look of a Miacid and a modern tiger are striking because they both have strangely patterned dark parts with an orangish-yellow color in their fur. The liger is a hybrid cross between a male lion and a tigress in early 19century in India. Thus, it has parents of different species. It is distinct from the similar hybrid tigon. The Wildlife Institute of India, recently completed the most authoritative count of tigers till now which had 3 stages. The first stage involved ground survey by the forest department. to collect evidences of tiger presence pugmarks, scat, scratches on trees or other such unmistakable signs of tiger presence. The second stage involved camera trapping, It is about assessing numbers of other wild animals as well, mainly the big carnivores. This was the third round of what has become a four-yearly exercise that started in 2006.

Vikrant Ojha

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