ON THE EDGE OF EXTINCTION - A - THE TIGER (Panthera tigris)

[Wolverine]

(10-02-2017, 11:34 AM)Rishi Wrote:

(10-02-2017, 09:37 AM)Wolverine Wrote:

(09-20-2017, 09:35 AM)tigerluver Wrote: In other words, the tiger somehow has been kept off the edge of extinction in a land where statistics would say there should only be humans. It would be a good direction for scientists to understand what factors (that will likely transcend biology) have allowed India to do such a good job relative to the rest of the world.

Hinduism

Nah, it's too much romanticised. Hindu farmers dont think of "Durga's wrath" when they poison a kill...

It's the strong forest laws & infrastructure we've inherited from the British Raj.

And, Indira Gandhi. She actually listened to whistle blowers & banned hunting when tiger numbers were as low as 1500 & rapidly falling. 
Without her maybe India would be another South Africa, with most tigers selectively bred & living in Semiwild of the private fenced hunting reserves.

@"Rishi
When is the next census of tiger population in India? Reply