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

[peter]

TO ALL INVOLVED IN THE DEBATE

The debate on size more or less underlined things are not very clear in the department of size (weight). This is the reason I recently proposed to start a kind of task force headed by a poster able and prepared to read and to check information and do it again. Guate is the obvious choice.

In order to prevent a barrage of emails of members of Wildfact to biologists, I proposed to appoint one poster as our contact. A poster interested in good information and able to open doors, meaning Shadow. Other members interested in accurate information about size can assist Guate and Shadow. There is a lot of information, but it has to be checked. And again. I'm not saying fake news extended to big cats, but at times it's close. The last thing we want, is to contribute to misinformation.

Another thing we want to avoid at all costs is confusion, irritation or animosity of some kind. Our readers are interested in good information about wild tigers, not something else.

I agree posting takes a lot of time, Greatearth. Time you don't have at the moment. My advice is to focus on the study. Start writing the papers you have to write and make sure they're up to par or better. It's your future. When you return, focus on a limited number of topics. In-depth information is what we want.

One more thing to finish the post.  

I know plenty of people with outspoken abilities. Unfortunately, most of them are unable to use these in the best possible way. One reason is individuality. Talented people in particular often find it hard to share and to cooperate. They want to do it in their own way right until the end. There's nothing wrong with individuality and drive, but life today is very complicated. Way too complicated to do everything yourself all the time. In the end, it's about knowing how to use your abilities to get to a creation of some kind. This forum is a result of cooperation and teamwork. It shows it can result in a thing of beauty. 

My proposal is to give it a try. If we succeed, we will be able " ... to speak on behalf of those living in the emerald forest and the deep blue sea ... ". It's the only way to get a view of the unknown world " ... somewhere between reality and fiction ... ". This was the aim when we started, remember? Reply