Modern weights and measurements on wild tigers

[Jerricson]

(10-10-2022, 12:35 AM)Roflcopters Wrote:

(10-09-2022, 07:10 PM)Jerricson Wrote: @Roflcopters : "also where is the proof of Sub-Adult Bheema weighing 225kg as a sub adult, how much food content did he have?"


You know even I had the same exact query in my mind. Not just regarding Bheema , but Banda and Konda as well. As far as I know , only Punchkatta's weight was verified. I'm quite new to this whole weight debate but back in the days , you guys were collecting a lot of info on the weight of Indian tigers . So , does anyone here know who was the vet/field biologist in charge for the capture of all those Kanha males (specifically Konda and Banda) ? Because I can only see Min Ha confirmed their weights but I'm not sure if he was actually involved in the capture of these specimens . If anyone knows more about the capture details of Banda and Konda , please enlighten.

most of the Kanha weights advertised are just word of mouth, a whole bunch of what this *researcher said* or what this *Wildlife Institute of India scientist told me*. this debate has never moved past the point of Vijay Rajan and Minh Ha’s statements. proceed with extreme caution when taking any of these weights into consideration. it’s been close to almost 10 years and i have yet to see concrete evidence of any of these claims.

I have one of the vets who treated Bheema on Whatsapp. So I'll try to confirm Bheema's weight with him. I think that'll avoid a lot of confusion here. He's been working in a Central Indian TR for more than 20 years and also has datasheets regarding weights of specimens captured in some of the TRs in the Central Indian terrain. So far , he's shared me the Panna datasheet , but the PTR authorities have already released that data earlier this year . So I've asked him to share information on weights of specimens captured in any of the other TRs and he told me he will share it later.  Lets hope for the best alright. Reply