Eyes on or hands on? A discussion of human interference

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(09-22-2014, 03:29 AM)'GuateGojira' Wrote: That's be paranoid. It just TWO cases in several (OVER 80 CASES) of successful radiocollared tigers. [img]images/smilies/dodgy.gif[/img]

In fact, we don't know how the tigers get those wounds, they just blame the radiocollars, but they don't show the wide background. They could be wounds of intraespecific conflicts, or even a bite of an insect that the animal could not clean...

Camera traps only shows tiger and prey density, that serves for Conservation of course, but are useless if you want to know the life, single behavior, ecology, intraspecific behaviour and morphology of tigers. People like Dr Sunquist, Dr Karanth and Dr Chundawatt agree with this. Even when Dr Karanth invented the camera trap method, he agree that where the radiocollar studies which bring over 70% of the knowledge of the life of the tiger. Yes, direct observations like those of Valmik Thapar are also reliable, but it takes over three times the time, and by that time, tiger will die in other parts, do to ignorance in its behavior and ecological needs.

And lastly, don't forget the danger it puts people in.
T24's extremely aggressive attitude and the 6 people he has killed is thought to be due to the fact that he was caught and collared and now holds extreme resentment towards humans. Vijay said they truly believe that is why he is such a aggressive tiger towards people.
Obviously some tigers are just aggressive towards people more than others, but he does seem to be on the extreme side of the spectrum.
 

 

Radio collars serve no purpose for morphology, ecology or behavior. Its good for tracking individual tigers movements throughout a year or preferred areas to frequent.
Which can also be viewed through camera traps with far less stress.
This is another case, more than "2" like you stated.
The collar was also proven to be responsible from the post mortem report.

Lastly, how in the world does capturing a tiger and putting a collar on it, benefit the tiger in any way?
You want to save tigers, stop putting unneccassary stress on them, protect them, moniter them from a distance, save their forrests and prey. All of the information you gain from a collar is easily gained from camera traps. You can monitor a entire forrest with enough camera traps if they really wanted to. 


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