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(12-17-2016, 07:32 PM)Ngala Wrote: I have a question, about the work (see reply #1065) on the possibility to restore the Caspian tigers (P. t. virgata) in nature using Amur tigers subspecies.
Admitting that they are different tigers, genetically as morphologically:
What is the sense to reintroduction using another subspecies, in this case the Amur tigers? I mean, virgata is extinct anyway. Only environmental factors, can bring her back to life, in the course of time?
The question that arises about reintroduction of Panthera tigris into the Caspian region now is, can they live there today? Many species in the central Asian sphere are also endangered, and it may not be sufficient prey availability like a century ago for tigers to live. Of course, the purpose of relocating some Amurs to the Caucasus would be to expand the range of current living tigers, not bring back extinct populations.