Personal Opinion & Speculations

[LonePredator]

(10-05-2021, 02:20 AM)LandSeaLion Wrote:

(09-30-2021, 01:49 PM)Spalea Wrote: An interesting and not biased video about this subject: tigers free in the African savvanah, what would be happen ?

Good video. I am skeptical about the likelihood of success of Tiger Canyon’s stated aim to introduce wild tigers to Africa, and feel the project has more to do with tourism than it does with conservation.

To thrive in Africa and stand a chance against prides of lions or large clans of hyenas, tigers would have to transition to being a social animal. Their fondness for water would also be a great weakness, so they would have to become largely water-avoidant. In short…they would essentially have to adapt to become like lions. 

Tiger Canyon isn’t a great example of tigers thriving in Africa, as they are in a much more controlled environment, absent of conflict and competition (other than between the tigers themselves, of course). If lions and hyenas were to be introduced…I think it would get very ugly for the tigers.

I think you make some great points but one thing to keep in mind is that Tigers do live with crocodiles lurking in the waters and the Tigers still have no problem swimming around them or even confront them INSIDE the water on some occasions and even taking prey away from them

The Sundarban Tigers (which are almost half the size of Bengal Tigers of the mainland) swim a lot in the same water where even saltwater crocodiles are often lurking around. Yet we don't hear of many cases of Tigers being prey to them or changing their behaviour because of their presence. In fact, there is only one case of a female Tigress being killed by a saltwater crocodile that I have seen. Reply