Rear view of male Bengal tiger walking on track (Panthera tigris tigris) Bandhavgarh NP India Log in About Careers Contact News & Press Help WWF World Wildlife Fund 1250 24th Street, N.W. The main reason is Hunting, Poaching, Urbanization, Habitat loss and Illegal wildlife Trade. An injured Bengal tiger from the Sundarbans recovers in a pool at Zoological Garden, Alipore, in Kolkata, India. Royal Bengal tiger in Corbett National Park. Humans that hunt the Bengal tiger and habitat loss are the only threats to the Bengal tiger. Tiger populations are under threat from prey depletion, tiger poaching and habitat degradation and fragmentation.

After a gestation period of 3 to 4 months, the female Bengal tiger gives birth to up to 5 cubs. “It has been estimated that a 28-cm sea level rise above levels of the year 2000 would result in a 96 per cent decline of the Bengal Tiger’s habitat in Bangladesh. Photo by Udayan Dasgupta/Mongabay. Newborn Bengal tiger cubs weigh about 1 kg The Bengal tiger is one of six living subspecies of tigers.This subspecies lives in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan. Photo by Udayan Dasgupta/Mongabay. Threats to the Royal Bengal Tiger India has lost 97% of its Royal Bengal Tiger population in the last century. These threats arise from a variety of factors linked to local rural uses from variety of factors linked to local rural uses