Tiger pause; we've been trying to save the tiger for 20 years; what's really going on?
Article Abstract:
The population of tigers across the world continues to dwindle despite efforts at conservation. The Sunderbans in the mangrove forests of Bangladesh and India are the only area where humans and tigers coexist. Tigers have done relatively well in countries such as India and Nepal with an interest in conservation. In the countries of Southeast Asia they have not fared as well. Cat populations can come back from near extinction. What is needed is the right economic, cultural and political factors.
Publication Name: Wildlife Conservation
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 1048-4949
Year: 1996
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Cat-saving science
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Conservation genetics can make important contributions to felid conservation. Habitat fragmentation due to activity by people is the main genetic problem confronting big cats. Molecular genetic markers such as DNA profiling and population genetic theory can be important tools for managing cat populations in these cases. The Wildlife Conservation Society's Science Resource Center is researching the genetic markers of tigers to conserve their numbers in India.
Publication Name: Wildlife Conservation
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 1048-4949
Year: 1996
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Rain-forest guardians: Thailand's border patrol police help save tigers
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Tigers, as a species, are threatened by a well organized and flourishing illegal global trade worth an estimated $ 8 billion to $ 20 billion annually, as every part of a tiger has some commercial value as traditional medicine or trophy. To help solve this problem of border smuggling, 12,000 field staff of Thailand's border patrol police collect information on the activities of smugglers, illegal immigration and insurgents.
Publication Name: Wildlife Conservation
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 1048-4949
Year: 2005
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