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

[Rishi]

This was an unique & disappointing situation, where posters (who've read the books) thought they could classify the greatest personalities of conservation history as real & phonies, who is "legit" & who is "bullcrap". 

Controversy is something that don't spare anyone, not even the man who is the primary (maybe only) reason India still has tigers.

Even men like Bittu Sahgal have been called "pimp of industrialists" because he deemed it irrelevant whether the man-eater Avni is captured or killed, because she's being lost from the wild & whichever is quicker to relieve the people should serve the purpose. 
By whom? By so-called animal lovers who blamed the victims for being poor & dependant on forest produce, thus deserving their fate!
People who asked for "DNA proof" that it was her that killed the victims... proof that they didn't just drop dead because they were bored with life (no more such cases since her death though, despite her mate & one cub still living exactly there).

We have a not-similar, but relatable dilemma here!

Was Sankala's opinions questionable? Quite a bit.
Are Chundawat, Karanth more reliable sources? In some grounds, where the fact that their studies were during a time when tigers & Asia's wildlife were barely holding on, doesn't matter.

BUT...

If someone says that Karanth, Chundawat, Thapar, are "real tiger experts", then he's effectively calling The Kailash Sankala a pretender!
Members can have their stands on the significance of his words & works, or keep their personal opinions on him. But if the forum allows one to say things like these;

Quote:Shadow, that's exactly what that article wants you to believe. GuateGojira has read the books from those including Karanth himself, Chundawat, Thapar, those real tiger experts. He even has Sankhala's book, and he knows lots about these animals. So I trust him on this. According to him, when reading Sankhala's book, it's like one is reading about a totally different animal, even coming to the conclusion that tigers aren't territorial, which complete bullcrap...
...From what I've heard about him, I can't say I have any respect for him..

...Wildfact will  be known for letting members foulmouth better men. 

@smedz i'm putting you on watchlist for now. Your posts will have to be approved by a moderator until we feel that's not necessary anymore.

To the more senior members, if they want their hard written content to not get removed then it's their responsibility to present their words in a mature manner to not contain anything unacceptable. Reply