The poem is about a dispute between a man and a tiger over who is stronger. Both argue in their own favor, with the tiger emphasizing its courage and strength, and the man pointing to a sculpture that depicts a man overpowering a tiger. However, the tiger notes that the sculpture was carved by a man, implying that if a tiger had carved it, the roles would be reversed. The poem shows that people often draw conclusions based on a limited perspective and are not open to alternative views.

1. UNIT 3 ENVIORMENT
C. SAVE THE TIGER

2. DISPUTE
A man and a tiger once had a dispute,
Which was reckoned greater, the man or the brute.
The tiger discovered on his side at some length,
And gently enlarge on his courage and strength ,
Said the man , ‘Don’t be prating ; look yonder , I
pray,
At that sculpture of marble: now what will you say ?
The Tiger is vanquished : but as for the Man,

3. He is striding upon him :deny if you can.’
‘But pray,’ said the tiger, ‘who sculpture that stone?
‘One of us, ‘ said the man. ‘I must candidly own.’
‘but when we sculptors,’ the other replied,
‘You will then on the man see the tiger astride.’
Anonymous

4. SUMMARY
Once a man and a Tiger had a dispute ‘Who is stronger’?
Both give comments on their own favor. But the man did
not agree that the tiger has far more courage and strength
than the man. By showing the sculpture the man said that it
was evidence that man was stronger than the tiger. But the
tiger asked him who had carved the sculpture . The man
replied that it was sculptured by some man. At this, the
tiger commented that if the sculpture was craved by a
tiger, the tiger would have been sitting as tride on the
man’s back.
The poem shows that we draw out conclusion about a
thing by looking the way, it has been presented. We are not
ready to think or go beyond that.

5. VOCABULARY
Dispute
Reckoned
Brute
Discoursed
Enlarged
Prating
Discussion
Considered
Animal
Lectured
Explained
Talking idly
Word Meaning

6. VOCABULARY
Yonder
Sculpture
Vanquished
Striding
candidly
Word Meaning
There
Statue
Defeated
Standing or sitting with
on leg or either
frankly

7. CHARACTERISTICS
Fearless Powerful
Confident Courageous
Cunning
Kind Tricky
Benevole
nt
Educated
Greedy
Tiger Man

8. INTERESTING FACTS
A tiger has been reported to cover up to 10 meters
in a horizontal leap.
Most tigers have more than 100 stripes, and no two
tigers have identical stripes.
The roar of a tiger can be heard from more than a
mile away.
Tigers are largely muscular and rely on stealth and
power rather than on speed to bring down a prey.

9. ABOUT THE TIGERS
Tigers are the biggest cat in the world.
There are five different kinds or sub-species of
Tiger alive in the world today.
Tigers are called panther Tigris in Latin, bagh in
Hindi and Bengali, kaduva in Malayalam and Pedda Puli
in telgu.
The body length of tiger is 140-208 cm.
The Bali, Javan and Caspian are different type of
Tigers

10. The Tigers are becoming extinct.
Tigers are found in evergreen and monsoon forest
of the Indo Malayan realm.
Though Tigers are mostly nocturnal but some
species may also be active during the day.

11. TOTAL POPULATION OF TIGERS IN
THE WORLD
Sub species Countries Eliminated
Minimum
Population
Maximum
P.T. Altaica China ` 12 20
Amur Siberian N . Korea 10 10
Manchurian Russia 415 476
N.E. China Tiger
Total 437 506
Royal Bengal tiger Bangladesh 300 460
P.T. Tigris Bhutan 80 460
China 30 35
India 2500 3800
Nepal 150 250
Total 3060 5005

12. Sub species Countries Eliminated
Minimum
Population
Maximum
P.T. Corbetti Cambodia 100 200
(indo Chinese Tiger) China 30 40
Laos
Malasya 600 650
Myanmar
Thailand 250 600
Vietnam 200 300
Total 1180 1790
P.T. Sumatrae Sumatra 400 500
(Sumatran Tiger)
Total 400 500
P.T. Amoyensis China 20 30
(south china Tiger)
Total 20 30
Grand total 5097 7831

13. EXTINCT SPECIES
P.T. Virgata (Caspian Tiger)
P.T. Sondaica (Caspian Tiger)
P.T. Balica (Caspian Tiger)

14. TIGER IN TROUBLE
Since some tigers parts are used in traditional
medicine, the tiger is in danger. Apart from its head
being used as trophy to decorate walls, tigers are also
hunted for the following
Head- as a trophy on the wall
Brain- to cure laziness and pimples.

15. Teeth- for rabies, asthma and sores.
Blood- for strengthening the constitution and will
power.
Fat- for vomiting, dog bites, bleeding haemorrhoids
and scalp
Ailments in children.
Skin- to treat mental illness and to make fur coats.
Whiskers- for toothache.

16. PROJECT TIGER
‘project tiger’ is a wildlife conservation project for
the species of tiger. It was initiated in India in 1972 to
protect the Bengal Tigers. Having on April n1, 1973, it
has turned out to be one of the most successful
wildlife conservation ventures . This project aims at
Tiger conservation in specially constituted Tiger
reserves representative of various bio-geographical
regions thought out India. It strives to maintained a
viable conservation reliant on tiger population in their
natural environment.

17. Project tiger has been acknowledged by one and all.
And all the concerned people are cooperating in the
project in every possible way. Project Tiger was Indira
Gandhi’s pet project also. The main achievements of
this project are excellent recovery of the natural
habitat and consequent in the tiger population in the
RESERVE areas. It is evident by the facts also that form
a mere 268 in 7 reserves in 1972 , the tiger
population has reached up to 1411 in 28 reserves in
2009. even now this project needs to keep up its pace
so as to sustain this rare species.

18. THANK YOU