<P> The tiger in India has no definite mating and birth seasons . Most young are born in December and April . Young have also been found in March, May, October and November . In the 1960s, certain aspects of tiger behaviour at Kanha National Park indicated that the peak of sexual activity was from November to about February, with some mating probably occurring throughout the year . </P> <P> Males reach maturity at 4--5 years of age, and females at 3--4 years . A Bengal comes into heat at intervals of about 3--9 weeks, and is receptive for 3--6 days . After a gestation period of 104--106 days, 1--4 cubs are born in a shelter situated in tall grass, thick bush or in caves . Newborn cubs weigh 780 to 1,600 g (1.72 to 3.53 lb) and they have a thick wooly fur that is shed after 3.5--5 months . Their eyes and ears are closed . Their milk teeth start to erupt at about 2--3 weeks after birth, and are slowly replaced by permanent dentition from 8.5--9.5 weeks of age onwards . They suckle for 3--6 months, and begin to eat small amounts of solid food at about 2 months of age . At this time, they follow their mother on her hunting expeditions and begin to take part in hunting at 5--6 months of age . At the age of 2--3 years, they slowly start to separate from the family group and become transient--looking out for an area, where they can establish their own territory . Young males move further away from their mother's territory than young females . Once the family group has split, the mother comes into heat again . </P> <P> Over the past century tiger numbers have fallen dramatically, with a decreasing population trend . None of the Tiger Conservation Landscapes within the Bengal tiger range is large enough to support an effective population size of 250 individuals . Habitat losses and the extremely large - scale incidences of poaching are serious threats to the species' survival . </P> <P> The challenge in the Western Ghats forest complex in western South India, an area of 14,400 square miles (37,000 km) stretching across several protected areas is that people live within its borders . The Save the Tiger Fund Council estimates that 7,500 landless people live illegally inside the boundaries of the 386 - square - mile (1,000 km) Nagarhole National Park in southwestern India . A voluntary if controversial resettlement is underway with the aid of the Karnataka Tiger Conservation Project led by K. Ullas Karanth of the Wildlife Conservation Society . </P>

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