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[peter]

(07-03-2014, 02:39 PM)'tigerluver' Wrote: Does anyone know the cause of death of Madla? I remember Hairyfoot feel into a well, but just can't remember what happened to Madla.


 

Not long after the documentary was broadcasted, nearly all resident tigers were poached. It was more or less announced, as one of the tigresses who featured in the documentary was poached when the filmcrew was there. This, most unfortunately, is the fate of quite many tigers in India and other countries.

Documentaries have two sides. One is they are of interest for millions in countries where big predators are gone. The flipside is poachers watch documentaries as well.

It isn't expensive to get to these tigers, as rangers are underpaid. You remember the documentary on a young male tiger called 'Broken Tail'? He was killed by a fast train when he moved out of the reserve trying to establish a territory. A BBC-team tried to find out what happened when he was found dead. They interviewed a man mentioned by many as one who had poached tigers. He admitted he had killed tigers to feed his family. They paid him $100 for every tiger, he said. He was probably lying, but I don't doubt the amount he made was very limited. In a world where many barely survive, anything is possible. And it will be cheap. 

In the days of AVA, I got mails of people like us from countries that still have big cats. Quite many, I'd say. They offered absolutely reliable info about tigers, but asked me not to write about it. This is the reason. Reply