Research overview: telemetry studies of tiger subadult dispersal

Radio and GPS telemetry have revealed how young tigers leave their natal range, search for vacant territory, and establish themselves as breeders. This overview surveys telemetry-based findings on tiger subadult dispersal, including timing, distances, sex differences, and the hazards dispersers face in human-dominated landscapes. It considers how the availability of unoccupied habitat and prey influences where and whether dispersers settle, and how dispersal connects source and sink populations across reserve networks. The review links dispersal to recruitment of new breeders and to the genetic connectivity of fragmented tiger populations. Understanding subadult dispersal through telemetry informs reserve design, corridor planning, and the management of conflict during this vulnerable life stage.