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Table 3 Survival rates of tigers (n = 97) in Ranthambhore between 2006 to 2014

From: Demography of a small, isolated tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) population in a semi-arid region of western India

Age class

Gender

Sample size

Average annual survival ratea (CI95%)

Cubs (< 12 months)

Male

39

85.35 (80.3–90.4) %

Female

35

85.40 (80.3–90.5) %

Juveniles (1–2 years)

Male

33

97.05 (95.4–98.7) %

Female

26

97.06 (95.4–98.7) %

Sub adults (2–3 years)

Male

28

96.46 (94.0–98.9) %

Female

19

96.49 (94.1–98.9) %

Young adults (3–5 years)

Male

20

93.87 (88.0–99.8) %

Female

18

94.26 (89.0–99.6) %

Prime adults (5–10 years)

Male

15

82.53 (74.6–90.4) %

Female

20

86.43 (80.7–92.1) %

Old adults (> 10 years)

Male

3

82.78 (76.9–88.7) %

Female

12

84.52 (79.1–90.0) %

Adults (> 3 years)

Male

38

84.88 (80.6–89.2) %

Female

50

88.74 (85.3–92.2) %

All adults (> 3 years)

Male and Female

88

86.99 (84.3–89.7) %

  1. aConservative estimates, where we have considered seven ‘missing’ tigers as dead; a more likely scenario