About methods, measurements, errors, baits and the art of debating

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(09-26-2015, 02:25 PM)sanjay Wrote: Some of video of Dr. Ullas Karanth

What was said about Miquelle definitely holds for Ullas Karanth as well. One of the leading authorities on tiger conservation and an invaluable force. The difference between India and Russia is Amur tigers, because of their limited number, are walking the edge, whereas those in India still have a bit of room and time. Ullas Karanth knows India still has the potential to have 10 000 - 15 000 tigers on 150 000 - 200 000 square kilometers of wild country. He too, as was proven in Nagarahole, knows how to do it, but he is facing opposition from many millions hardly able to feed themselves. They demand room to develop and 150 000 square kilometers of wild country would do just fine. It's a struggle for space and the most likely outcome is tigers will lose. People like Ullas Karanth can prevent that, but they need all the support they can get.

Thanks for posting, Sanjay. Good find. This thread could develop into something that wasn't intended when we started, but I don't mind at all. There are very few wild tigers left and those doing their utmost to protect them have to be featured, especially when they, in some respects, are under fire. The plight of the tiger is the reason biologists focus on very different issues than the one discussed in this thread. It definitely puts the criticism regarding methods in a different perspective. Reply