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Stereographic photograph (1903) of the Man-eater tiger, who had killed an estimated 200 people, in the Calcutta zoo. Tiger attacks are a form of human–wildlife conflict which have killed more humans than attacks by any of the other big cats, with the majority of these attacks occurring in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Southeast Asia. [1] [2]
There are currently about 65 species of mammals in Singapore. [1] Since the founding years of modern Singapore in 1819, over 90 species have been recorded, including megafauna such as tigers, leopards and sambar deer .
The first fatal attack of a tiger on a human was reported in 1831. Tiger hunting became a sport in those years. [17] The expansion of plantations on Singapore Island led to more encounters between humans and tigers; daily tiger attacks were reported in the late 1840s.
But as the tiger population increases, these attacks are becoming more frequent, and since 2019, there have been at least 34 fatal attacks on people in the Banke and Bardiya National Parks alone ...
Authorities have called the spate of deadly incidents unprecedented, saying that only four tiger attacks in total, two of which were fatal, were recorded in five years between 2017 and 2022.
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 ...
1915 Singapore Mutiny: February 15, 1915 Singapore 36 British Indian Army's 5th Light Infantry: Sook Ching massacre: February 18 – March 2, 1942 Singapore: 40,000–50,000 Imperial Japanese Army, Military Police Corps [1] Selarang Barracks Incident: August 30 - September 5, 1942 Singapore: ≥4 Indian National Army [2] Double Tenth incident ...
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