Modern weights and measurements on wild tigers

[Roflcopters]

I’m not a fan of replying to the critics or wasting my time going and back forth with people that i feel like are irrelevant to my level of interests and i feel like more than anything, i sense a level of entitlement associated with each individual and what they perceive as reliable information, pictures, published data and so on. at the end of the day, the world is constantly changing. methods and platform that were primarily used are often not the best way to find out things or questions that we are looking for. at the end of the day, tiger expert. Wasif Jamshed and his team is present in Dudhwa and have done a tremendous job with their conservation efforts to make sure tigers number thrive and are monitored long term to understand their lives better, food habits, prey selection, territorial affairs, stress level, weight and size. (al though not a priority) Dr. Raghu Chundawat and countless others from Wildlife Institute of India are few of the admirers and if they too believe, these tigers are exceptional. that to me is enough to know where i stand. both the 180kg female and the 340kg + male were weighed and this information is public knowledge to all of the experts involved on the ground level and specially the up front department that is currently present in making Dudhwa a perfect tiger reserve. if someone feels facebook communication isn’t a reliable source of information or if direct exchange of information through a private message isn’t reliable, maybe they need a reality check and figure themselves out. the weight is official and it isn’t something to be contested unless proven otherwise. however i do agree, more information is needed to fully understand the weight a little better. for example, was the male full belly? partially full or an empty belly 300-320kg tier specimen with some food content in the stomach. since we don’t know, we can’t speak on it but the weight is firm and Wasif Jamshed’s authority can’t be questioned. he’s a leading tiger expert from Wildlife Institute of India and if he confirmed he weighed the pair. It is to be accepted by all means. finally, on that note. Dr Raghu Chundawat weighed a 250kg Madla (bottomed out a 250kg scale specimen) and according to him, a tiger even bigger than him was present around the same time and i’m sure we have all heard of Hairyfoot. a spectacular specimen who Dr.Raghu Chundawat couldn’t get to and he died by falling into a well. so if a upper maximum limit for a Central Indian male at his peak is 250-280kg. males from Dudhwa being significantly bigger can’t be too far off the 300-320kg limit. again with food content, the number changes a tiny bit and Dr.Raghu Chundawat visibly acknowledged that these Dudhwa tigers are on a league of their own. 

*This image is copyright of its original author

Dr.Raghu Chundawat replying on Kauvia Ghatia’s picture below 

*This image is copyright of its original author

*This image is copyright of its original author

just my two cents. Reply