Modern weights and measurements on wild tigers

[Dr Panthera]

(06-15-2017, 02:52 AM)peter Wrote: Nice to see you post again, Dr. Panthera! Your input is much appreciated by many.   

Although all points raised in your post are of interest, those on (the effects of) sedation, average size and conservation deserve more attention. Conservation in particular still is a major issue in most regions:

http://www.poachingfacts.com/poaching-statistics/tiger-poaching-statistics/

Bedankt Peter!
With my three boys, my two pharmacies, and teaching medical and pharmacy students I am quite occupied. I love this forum and the quality of discourse and information here but my visits are likely to be sporadic.
Any one of us who had the pleasure of studying animals, working with them, or seeing them in the wild appreciates them and science strives to provide the data needed for the conservation effort...I sometimes think that in two hundred years our descendants could only find tigers ( and lions and other iconic animals) in museums samples and on the electronic pages!! That saddens me and I hope we all do our little bit in preventing that. Reply