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The first incident of a tiger attack within the colony was in September 1831, on a Chinese woodcutter whose body was found near a gambier plantation. [3] Subsequent attacks were reported in local newspapers from 1840 until 1940, increasing the general public's awareness of the possible dangers. [4]
While in modern times there are on average fewer than 85 people killed and injured by tigers worldwide each year, India has seen sharp increases in absolute numbers of tiger attacks in recent years, as was the case in 2014 and 2015, as a result of human population growth and the expansion of human settlements into the tiger's natural habitat. [4]
The Japanese high command sent a highly regarded veteran of the Malayan campaign and the Battle of Singapore, a major known as the "Tiger of Singapore" (or "Singapore Tiger"; his real name is unknown), to Timor. [citation needed] On 22 May, the "Tiger"—mounted on a white horse—led a Japanese force towards Remexio.
Chinese authorities issued a warning after a viral video showed a farmer narrowly escaping a Siberian tiger attack on Monday in the country’s northernmost Heilongjiang province.. Two men were ...
The latest victim of a suspected tiger attack was a man who is believed to have been mauled in a rubber plantation in Gua Musang, Kelantan, on Saturday, just days after a Myanmar national was ...
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After the success of the earlier Operation Jaywick mission in September 1943, Ivan Lyon started preparing for Operation Rimau. 'Rimau' is the Malay word for 'tiger' and Lyon had a large multi-coloured tiger head tattooed on his chest. The mission consisted of 23 men with an additional two performing the duties of "conducting officers".
50 Years of Project Tiger: For the traditional communities living in the world’s largest mangrove forest, hunting, fishing and gathering are essential sources of food and income. But they can ...