Expedition Tiger

Summary

With unique access to the jungles and mountains of Bhutan, this thrilling natural history series goes in search of a secret tiger population which could save these magnificent creatures from extinction.

Closed to outsiders for years, Bhutan is a forgotten world. No one knows how many tigers prowl the jungles and mountains here, but if the rumours are true, this could be our final chance to save these animals from extinction.

Moving through the jungle on elephant back, the big cat experts deploy the latest camera-trapping technology and combine it with FBI fingerprinting software to identify individuals by their stripes. A specially trained sniffer dog tracks down tiger dung and thermal imaging cameras spot tigers at night.

Tigers are reputed to live at high altitude; they’ve entered the snow leopard’s domain. The team head to the peaks where they climb gorges, shoot rapids and live with yak herders. Nowhere is out of bounds, from mosquito-infested jungles, through leach-ridden swamps, to breathless, icy summits.

If the team do discover a healthy population of tigers in Bhutan, it will give credence to a proposed 2000- mile long ‘tiger conservation corridor’: an ambitious project that would allow the last remaining big cats to move freely between Burma, India and Nepal – a broad section of land along the Himalayan foothills with Bhutan at its core.

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  1. Corina

    Tuesday 10 April 2012, 2:31pm

    I just watched the 3rd episode of Expedition Tiger on Dutch television. Very very impressive. I got a bit emotional as well when Gordon found shots of the snow leopard and the tigers on his camera. I have a lot of respect for all of you and for the work you do!
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  2. Carmy

    Monday 6 February 2012, 6:56am

    Thankyou for your marvellous program on the beautiful tigers. It was just shown on ABC1. I was so pleased you showed there is hope for them and it is possible to save them. I adopted a tiger last month through WWF and it feels good to know i can contribute a tiny bit to their survival
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  3. Gurveen

    Friday 3 February 2012, 7:24am

    The program has been airing as a weekly on BBC Entertainment in India and i have to say, this is one of the best documentaries on tigers that i have seen up to now. The look on their faces when they discover that their camera traps have finally managed to capture some images of the king of the forest just when they were about to give up was just incredible to watch. Other moments like a crew member's close encounter with the tiger, or their interaction with the locals, all have been captured so brilliantly. Thier findings that tigers do exist even at an altitude of 4000 metres in the himalayan mountains could actually bring back the animal from the brink of extinction. Bravo guys!!!! Well done!!
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  4. praveen kumar

    Thursday 8 December 2011, 9:14am

    i saw this program today, great effort u people r doing. i had been in that area for 5 years and went to manas national park which is near Bhutan and India border. if all of us really know what is the value of tiger for future generation then we really save this beautiful animal. after this show over, in other news channel then are show on tiger has been shot dead by forest official in kajiranga national park in Assam because they say its a man eater. that really sad, but people fail to understand why they became like that.
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  5. sareena khemka

    Thursday 8 December 2011, 7:37am

    really nice show guys, looking forward to seeing more of it. i am from india and i have been to bhutan, its really a magical place that country, something out of a fairytale. only a country like bhutan can save the tiger population. i have not come across people who are that humble and selfless, or that happy living sucha simple lifestyle. they are genuinely interested in preservation of their natural habitat instead acquiring all the materialistic comforts of a modern world.
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  6. shweta

    Wednesday 7 December 2011, 4:27pm

    excellent show.
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  7. amita pandit

    Wednesday 7 December 2011, 12:47pm

    I just saw the program on BBC tonight It was overwhelming to see tigers captured on strategically placed cameras N was awed by Bhutan's pristine natural beauty Hope i et to read updates on the project Would love that
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  8. pooja singh

    Tuesday 29 November 2011, 9:27am

    loved the show! have always wanted to work for tiger conservation. how do i get started??
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  9. DIVY SINGH RAGHUVANSHI

    Thursday 24 November 2011, 8:50am

    i just saw this show today,its awesome.i have liked all your shows expedition new guinea,borneo.great work by all the scientists. my question is r we totally helpless in what china is doing in making those stupid medicines.
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