亞洲,長期專題

Senthil Kumaran

印度

界線:人虎衝突

在印度,孟加拉虎被列為瀕危物種,野生數量剩下約三千隻。人類聚落開墾和城市發展正侵害著老虎的自然棲息地,縮小牠們的獵場。而老虎保護區周圍的村莊通常是仰賴牲口、農作與森林維生的原住民社群部落。老虎越界獵食牲口或攻擊人時,衝突便在所難免。但咬人事件不常見,通常只發生在闖入村莊的老虎被憤怒的村民包圍時。

2013年5月3日,印度馬哈拉施特拉邦,錢德拉普爾,塔多巴安哈里老虎保護區內一隻成年公虎跨越公路。單單一隻老虎就需要15至30平方公尺的地盤。


Asia, Long-Term Projects

Senthil Kumaran

India

Boundaries: Human-Tiger Conflict

In India, Bengal tigers (Panthera tigris tigris) are considered endangered, with up to 3,000 surviving in the wild. Human settlement, cultivation, and urban development are encroaching on tigers’ natural habitat and reducing their prey base. Villages on the perimeters of tiger sanctuaries and reserves are often home to Indigenous communities, who depend on livestock, farming, or the forest for their livelihoods. Conflict arises when tigers kill livestock and occasionally humans, which although rare, usually occurs when angry groups surround tigers who have entered settlements.

A male adult tiger crossing the road in the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve, Chandrapur, Maharashtra, India, on 3 May 2013. Single tigers occupy from 15 to 30 square kilometers of territory.