There is a world somewhere between reality and fiction. Although ignored by many, it is very real and so are those living in it. This forum is about the natural world. Here, wild animals will be heard and respected. The forum offers a glimpse into an unknown world as well as a room with a view on the present and the future. Anyone able to speak on behalf of those living in the emerald forest and the deep blue sea is invited to join.
On another note I found this interesting map on India's population, specifically in Uttar Pradesh.
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Seeing a nation home so much of humanity while also somehow retaining fauna that to the instinct have no place near human populations (i.e. predators like the tiger) is inspiring. Thus, perhaps rather than focusing on managing tigers by making classification simpler, the nation that has been able to somehow keep multiple populations of one of the largest predators today should be focused on as a model of what to do. 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. You can have 2 subspecies or 8, but if management gets sloppy you'll have none in the end.