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[Dr Panthera]

(12-24-2015, 05:28 AM)Pckts Wrote: " So even if they are 'too small" for your perception of a tiger they are the tigers that could  possibly save the species. "

I never said such a thing, I simply stated that the number of these tigers compared to the number of Bengal  and Amur would not be able to subtract the much higher average to 160kg.
And while you can say what you will about the census, the number is still 3,000 or so. 

The http://www.wii.gov.in/images//images/doc...s_2014.pdf

Already showed a number of 2226 tigers over the age 1.5yr and that was from data collected till 2014, populations and technology there have been slowly on the rise in most parks I see and the capabilities of counting them accurately makes me believe their 3000 est. # is as accurate as any other number prior. Also, the IUCN for bengal tigers up to 2011 has their population at est. 2500
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/summary/136899/0

In regards to verified weights, if that were the case the average would be exponentially higher since the number of verified Sumatran, Indo Chinese, Malayan and Sunderban tigers is far lower than the verified Amur and Indian Bengal tiger weights.

The IUCN report for Malayan up to 2014 say that the population is 80-120 breeding adults.

I know Peter and Guate have  quite a few old records of indo chinese tigers that are quite large, verified, no. But very few tigers and lions are "verified" to go off of. I'm off for the holidays and I wish you all a happy holiday. I'll try to do as much research as possible over the break and see what I find.
Regards....

Tigers over 1.5 years ok could be as high as 3000, I am talking about adult animals only, not including sub-adults ( 1.5 to 4 years) so you need to reduce the number by a third at least,and not restricted to breeding adults...half of studied male tigers do not succeed in establishing a territory and breed, so you can see my point.
Scientific recent data for Bengal tigers is also deficient, I think less than 50 readings total. Data for Amur tigers, Kruger lions, and Serengeti lions are reliable
Have safe and enjoyable holidays. Best regards Reply