White, Black & Golden Tigers

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(07-15-2014, 03:43 AM)'tigerluver' Wrote: The proof of the adult white tigress is right there in front of you, and you're denying it. Here, the fault is your's, not Guate's or mine's.

Giant fossils and a white tiger, both extreme oddities that can bring those who find them a good reputation. If you fail to see the link, ask, instead of attacking the proposition.

You're answer to my question of how heterozygous regular specimens hurt a population is that you want evidence of my proposition. You dodge the question, we both don't have concrete evidence. You presented a faulty argument. An increase in tiger population when numbers are already low is bad? Furthermore, I said have heterzygous specimens at hand. They're regular colored. They have a larger gene pool, that is an advantage you are overlooking. Why are you jumping to the idea of just letting out some captive white tigers in the wild? I never said that. Even then, a white tiger or two popping here and there will increase poaching? So they'll start shooting orange tigers hoping one of them turns white? Poachers are ignorant, but not that much. The human contact part, what do you mean? If human contact is such a problem, let's end the captive breeding programs. Ecotourism is a big part in conservation. To save animals, we need money.

I see your point that we should let it be. We should and we want to, but the rest of mankind won't. That is a utopian society that will never exist as long as humans are on the planet. The people on this forum are a dying breed. Society is too busy with skyscrapers and the bright lights to leave the trees alone. The white genes shouldn't be a focus in tiger conservation, but if worst comes to worst, it'd be beneficial to have heterzygous specimens at hand.

 

What PROOF??
A black and white blurry image that you can not even make out a silhoute of a tiger, let alone a face, eyes, ears, nose, fur color, etc?????
Good lord, come on. That's ridicolous.



100% we should end "captive breeding programs"
That is with out question.
Not a single tiger from Harbin's "captive breeding program" has ever been released in the wild.
Generate money like how they are doing, safaris increased protection to the animals, camera traps to better locate prime locations to spot animals and get real #
's on these big cats.


Lastly, I do not share your bleak outlook on mankind. I think over all, humans have shown a increase in compassion and understanding of our needs to survive and how we are tied in to nature, every single on of us. Look at the tons of electric cars sold now, increased protected lands for big cats, endangered animals coming back from the brink of extinction. It is a slow process, but that doesn't mean it isn't happening right in front of us. Look at how much man has changed since the time of Alexander all the way until the time of massive hunting till now. Look how far we have come, think about the massive amounts of new education we have at the tip of our fingers, the internet is so young and has completely changed the world. It will only open more peoples eyes for years to come. Have faith, we will get there one day. I firmly believe that.
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