TV footage shows tigers thriving in Himalayas A documentary titled "
Lost Land of the Tiger" has provided the first real evidence that tigers can thrive and breed in the foothills of the Himalayas, which are more than 13,000 feet above sea level.
A team from the BBC Natural History Unit captured the images using hidden cameras wedged into gullies and trees over six weeks during an expedition to Bhutan.
Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan said he was reduced to tears the first time he saw the footage.
He was quoted as saying: "It was beyond words, pretty overwhelming. We were there about six weeks. For me the whole purpose of the expedition was to film evidence of the tigers living in
Bhutan so all the effort and everything we did came down to a few seconds of footage."
He added, "This is such a significant discovery for tiger survival. The tigers' behaviour suggests they are breeding and I am convinced that there must now be cubs somewhere on this mountain. At current rates tigers will become extinct in around 15 years."
Conservationist Dr Alan Rabinowitz said the discovery took them one step closer to an ambitious plan to link up isolated tiger populations across
Asia with a "corridor" where they are safe from humans. The team also captured film of the elusive snow leopard
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