Felids Interactions - Interspecific Conflicts

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(10-02-2019, 03:26 AM)Pckts Wrote: I disagree

"We examined causes of mortality and survival rates for Amur tigers on and near the Sikhote‐Alin Biosphere Zapovednik. Our objectives were to estimate and compare survival rates among sex and age classes, estimate cause‐specific mortality, identify conservation issues related to tiger"

"Further, natural deaths of this elusive animal are rarely detected by hunters and others who provided information for the above sources. Radio‐tracking provides a less biased sample because mortalities are usually detected regardless of cause of death. "

Of their actual collared cats which weren't based off estimates 

"Of four natural mortalities, one tiger died of an unknown disease, one when a tree fell on it, one when it fell through the ice on a stream and froze to death and one from injuries from an unknown cause. When the latter (M50) was captured, the right side of his head and his left rear knee were swollen and he had a minor puncture wound on his head. He died a month later and necropsy revealed that his left rear leg and left front foot had both been broken several months before. The diseased tiger (M34) was a resident adult male found dead in an emaciated condition with no other apparent pathology; a condition consistent with canine distemper which has been confirmed in the population (Goodrich et al., 2005a)."


https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wi...08.00458.x

Yes, tigers get killed from many reasons. That´s life.

Then again some by wild boars, nothing special in it, imo. But as said, if you don´t believe Miquelle, Pikunov and others, your choice. I still don´t see there estimation, just 7 tigers killed by bears and 4 by wild boars. Of course these are cases, where there is no videos etc. It´s up to it, that do we trust to people like Miquelle and then again do we trust to their ability to make objective conclusions. 

Same thing then again what comes to cases in India, what is enough proof for people. These are things, where people have obviously many opinions, that´s life too :) Reply