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

[peter]

VEGETA - BROTHERBEAR

The Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) and the Ussuri brown bear (Ursus arctos lasiotus) both are splendid representatives of their kind. For this reason, they have many fans all over the world.

Fans and preference always have been good friends. There's nothing wrong with preference, provided it's used as a drive to find out more. What we need, is good information. 

The Russian Far East is the only region where Amur tigers and Ussuri brown bears co-exist. If we want to open the door to their hidden world, genuine interest and an open mind are needed. The last thing we need are preference-driven posts, as these will, as was shown again, only result in distortion, bloody animosity and a bad climate. 

Not happening over here. You do preference at home. A public forum is about good information and good debates.

As to the issues discussed: in tigers and brown bears in the Russian Far East, just about anything is possible. Adult males of both species, however, try to stay out of trouble. Says those who know. And they know, as their conclusion was based on solid research carried out between 1992-2013. Solid underlined.

While you were going for each other, Epaiva contacted someone in the know in the Russian Far East. It resulted in a very interesting answer. I asked him to post a copy in this thread and added a star for something not seen too often: initiative. Reply