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

[peter]

PANTHERA TIGRIS ALTAICA - 1 - NUMBERS

1a - The 2014-2015 census

Although it was discussed more than once, I never saw the paper posted in this thread until a few days ago. This was the reason I decided to scan the paper and post the scans. As it's only 10 pages and well written, I decided against a summary. 

As to the numbers. In March 2015, Russia had 133-136 males, 208-213 females and 98-100 cubs. Prints of 84-91 tigers could not be identified. All in all, Russia had 520-540 tigers, meaby a bit more. Compared to the previous census, the number of tigers significantly increased (15%). This means that the policy adopted had an effect. It also means that every individual is important.

Poaching still is a major problem. So is protecting tigers. I'll post an interview with Fomenko soon.  

1b - Size

Some weeks ago, in another thread, a member suggested that the information on the size of wild Amur tigers could be incorrect. He also suggested that very large prints had been seen during the census.

Although the paper has no information on size, I did read that the pad width of males ranged between 10,5-14,0 cm. Most wild male Amur tigers range between 10,5-12,0 cm. This means that some individuals far exceeded the upper limit. 

In brown bears, pad width is a strong indicator of weight. I'm not sure about Amur tigers, but it most probably is no different. We'll have to wait for more information.

1c - The paper      

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