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

[peter]

ABSENCE

My last post was almost a month ago. There are a few reasons for the lack of activity. One is sitting behind a screen every day is far from healthy. Two is I was out. Three is I ordered books. I want to read them and use the information for what I will call the tiger files from now on. 

Four is tables. I now have enough data to start constructing tables on all big cats and distinguish between wild and captive. This, however, takes a lot of time and concentration. You have to stick to it until the work is done. I need the tables for the book. They are, in fact, the foundation. For this reason, accuracy is important.

Finally, I discovered a new source of information. The Dutch, when they were in Indonesia, hunted. Not as much as in India as a result of the terrain (dense jungle, a tropical climate, insects and plenty of diseases yet to be discovered), but they did it anyhow. What they saw and experienced, was recorded. Some of the records were sent to magazins. I knew about them, but couldn't locate them. Now I have. My guess is the information will be valuable, as it is about tiger subspecies that have disappeared. Everything is first-hand. To read the magazins, I have to go to museums and universities. The reason is the information hasn't been digitalized. This will take a lot of time.  

For this reason, posting will suffer. Every now and then, however, I will post. This forum, as we intended when we started, will have unique information. One day, it will be visited by many really interested in good information and reliable data. All clear? Reply