A Study on Behavioral and Welfare Analysis of Tiger in captivity at Chattogram Zoo

Abstract

The truth is that dangers from hunting, poaching, habitat degradation, and other manmade factors have forced tigers to live in captivity in zoo. The only way to keep the species alive has been in captivity. Due to their cramped living conditions and constant exposure to humans, captive tigers frequently exhibit strange behavior. Over the course of three days, a study of several behavioral features and a welfare analysis of sixteen Royal Bengal tigers (Panthera tigris) in Chattogram Zoo were conducted. The behaviors of individual or a group were recorded continually over 6 hours from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. They are unable to move, swim, climb trees, hunt, and other activities that they generally undertake in the wild because they are enclosed and confined to a small area. In general, tigers kept in captivity have little to no control over the amount of time they are exposed to certain types of light, noises, smells, visits, or temperatures. These elements have an impact on tiger behavior or activity in captivity. But the authority of Chattogram Zoo have been working from the beginning to provide a comfortable environment and welfare of tigers.