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

[peter]

ON A PHOTOGRAPH OF A SUNDERBAN TIGRESS AND A WILD BOAR

a - Introduction

In the tiger predation thread, a photograph of a tigress with a wild boar was recently posted. Here it is:

*This image is copyright of its original author

After it had been posted, a question was asked. An answer followed.  

I vaguely remembered the photograph and the story behind it. When reading the posts in the tiger predation thread, I concluded that something had gone wrong.

In order to find out a bit more, I decided for a search. Here's the result. 

b - Source

To keep it short: I found the article that had the photograph above. Here's the link to the article:

https://shossain.wordpress.com/tag/sunderban/

Scroll down. There's a second photograph of the tigress above:

*This image is copyright of its original author

This photograph clearly shows that the tigress was a mere sack of bones when she was darted. She died shortly after she was darted. 

In order to find out more, you need to read the article. I could do a summary and say that things can go wrong when a wild tiger is darted. The famous Sauraha male from Royal Chitwan (Nepal) was another (unintended) victim. He accidentally drowned in a pool when he was darted some time after Mel Sunquist had left. They couldn't get there in time.

c - Conclusion

The intention behind this forum is good information about the natural world. Wild creatures struggle everywhere. They don't have a voice, but we can help out in this respect. The condition is that we post good information.   

When contributing to the forum, always check the information. Add the source and everything else that can be considered as important. If we do that, we can create something of value.

If we don't, we contribute to something else. The story discussed in this post underlines that accuracy is important. Reply