India's Only Golden Tiger Spotted In Kaziranga National Park

India's Only Golden Tiger Spotted In Assam's Kaziranga National Park- Cause Of Celebration Or Concern

Golden Tiger spotted in Kaziranga National Park, Assam

Recently, not one but at least four Golden Tabby Tigers have been spotted in the Kaziranga National Park of Assam. For the first time, only one rare Golden Tiger was spotted in the park by Mayuresh Hendre, a wildlife photographer who works with a cruise ship MV Mahabahu. The photographer clicked pictures of the tiger, which was later shared by an Indian Forest Services (IFS) officer Parveen Kaswan on Twitter. Within minutes the photograph of the tiger clicked by Mayuresh Hendre went viral on social media. The Golden Tiger is named- Kazi 106 F and is believed to be the only documentation of a Golden Tiger or the Golden Tabby Tiger individual in the 21st century on the planet. 

According to the authorities of the Kaziranga National Park, the finding of the unique or rare individuals of Golden Tabby Tiger is not a cause of celebration but an indication or concern issue for us and it is one of the serious problems of population decline, i.e. inbreeding.

Golden Tiger is popularly known as Kazi 106 F and Golden Tabby Tiger. According to Rabindra Sharma, Research Officer, the National Park has got four of them, all pictorially documented.

Has such majestic Golden Tiger been spotted earlier?

Golden Tabby Tiger, Kaziranga National Park

Golden Tiger or Golden Tabby Tiger or Kazi 106 F, the tigers with lighter yellowish skin with lighter black stripes and more whitish expressions in the abdominal and in the facial region was photo-captured in the year 2014 for the first time in Kaziranga National Park, Assam during all India tiger monitoring exercise.

Why is this a cause of concern, not a celebration?

The finding of unique or rare Golden Tabby Tiger in the Kaziranga National Park is a cause of concern not a cause for celebration. According to Rabindra Sharma, Research Officer of the Kaziranga National Park- "the finding of this unique individual is not a cause for celebration, but an indication for us to start pondering about better connectivity among the fragmented populations of tigers to prevent one of the serious problems of population decline, i.e. inbreeding".

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