Bengal Tiger Habitat

Bengal tigers are named for “Bengal” a geographical region in which the big cats use to flourish. Bengal was located in the top right corner of India, an area more commonly known as Bangladesh and West Bengal.

While the Bengal Tiger is named for this region the Bengal Tiger can also be found in Nepal, Burma (Mynamar), Tibet and other parts of India.

Overcrowding in the areas where the Bengal Tiger once flourished has drastically reduced their numbers. The natural habitat of the Bengal Tiger has been significantly reduced in size forcing them to into protected reserves in order to survive.

The Bengal Tiger habitat is varied with grasslands, tropical rainforests, scrub forests, wet and dry deciduous forests as well as mangroves.

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