Date of Award
11-2015
Document Type
Masters Capstone Project
Degree Name
M.S. in Geographic Information Science
Organizational Unit
College of Natural Science and Mathematics, Geography and the Environment
Keywords
Panthera Tigris, Endangered species, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote sensing, Wild tiger habitats
Abstract
The tiger (Panthera Tigris) has been on the ICUN red list of endangered species since 1972. In the early 20th century, 100,000 wild tigers roamed Asia and today approximately 3,600 remain. India is home to over half of the remaining wild tigers and continues to struggle in creating effective conservation plans. Poaching, habitat destruction and prey depletion are several primary causes of tiger population degradation and remain major barriers to rejuvenation of healthy populations in the wild. Wildlife corridors are essential to the process of repairing fragmented habitats. Through the use of GIS and remote sensing this research has located a wildlife corridor which has potential to connect several existing wild tiger habitats which would assist in conservation.
Copyright Date
11-1-2015
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
All Rights Reserved.
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Rights Holder
Carmen George
Provenance
Received from author
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English (eng)
Extent
52 pgs
File Size
2.8 MB
Recommended Citation
George, Carmen, "Locating a Wildlife Corridor for the Wild Tiger in India" (2015). Geography and the Environment: Graduate Student Capstones. 63.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/geog_ms_capstone/63