60 Minutes segment on Tigers
Nov 20th, 2006, 11:28 AM
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60 Minutes segment on Tigers
Did anyone else catch this last night? It was a great segment (also posted this in the Africa board)
How infuriating that they are almost gone in the wild. In one of India's tiger "sanctuaries" close to Delhi, all the tigers are gone.
Some good notes:
- The guards at the Tiger Reserves need to be armed and develop a shoot on sight policy against poachers, like in many African parks.
- Since tigers are solitary, a tiger must be able to hunt to live. 'A sick tiger is a dead tiger.'
- According to the woman interviewed: Captive tigers really can't be reintroduced to the wild. Tigers need to be trained by its mother to do everything. (somehow I don't want to accept this. There MUST be a way if the tiger is to be saved)
IMHO: Indian government better REALLY REALLY REALLY get its act together in the next five years or all is lost
How infuriating that they are almost gone in the wild. In one of India's tiger "sanctuaries" close to Delhi, all the tigers are gone.
Some good notes:
- The guards at the Tiger Reserves need to be armed and develop a shoot on sight policy against poachers, like in many African parks.
- Since tigers are solitary, a tiger must be able to hunt to live. 'A sick tiger is a dead tiger.'
- According to the woman interviewed: Captive tigers really can't be reintroduced to the wild. Tigers need to be trained by its mother to do everything. (somehow I don't want to accept this. There MUST be a way if the tiger is to be saved)
IMHO: Indian government better REALLY REALLY REALLY get its act together in the next five years or all is lost
Nov 20th, 2006, 03:00 PM
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I didn't see it as we don't have access to that program this side of the world, but I 'can' imagine what it was about.
When I heard of figures of 'remaining Tigers' in the entire world it was staggering! same goes for animals in Africa, I can't remember the numbers but I think anyone seeing, reading or hearing about the 'pathetic' number of so many wild creatures remaining in existance will realise that when conservationists talk about species getting 'wiped off the plant' these people are 'not kidding' !
I know on the Africa Board the fact of just how 'few' wild creatures exist anymore is something that for most of us is an issue that does not get the attention it needs!
The pitifull numbers remaining would shock everyone.
Well that's my rant ! Time I went to bed!
When I heard of figures of 'remaining Tigers' in the entire world it was staggering! same goes for animals in Africa, I can't remember the numbers but I think anyone seeing, reading or hearing about the 'pathetic' number of so many wild creatures remaining in existance will realise that when conservationists talk about species getting 'wiped off the plant' these people are 'not kidding' !
I know on the Africa Board the fact of just how 'few' wild creatures exist anymore is something that for most of us is an issue that does not get the attention it needs!
The pitifull numbers remaining would shock everyone.
Well that's my rant ! Time I went to bed!
Nov 21st, 2006, 02:09 AM
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a. The problem in India is more complex than elsewhere. The tribals who live inside the parks are lured by money & greed. so long as these people are not rehabilitated outside & away from the parks, poaching will go on.
b. A sick tiger turns into a maneater, for he does'nt have the strength left to catch his fleet-footed prey...that is bad news. Several tigers may accidentally get shot, trying to eliminate the rogue, as with dwindling numbers of tigers the old hunters who could identify a particular animal from his pugmarks are also gone!
c. It has been said that a captive tiger can not be introduced in the wild for he is not equipped with the natural strength or the technique to survive in the wild & compete with other tigers or tigresses. It is the mother who teaches him all the tricks of his trade. However, the chances of his introduction in the wild may increase a wee bit if he is broughtup very close to the forests & encouraged to become 'wild'. Billy Arjan Singh did it for Tara, the female tigress, but than it was quite controversial...the forest dept. denied that Tara was successfully reintroduced. According to Danbar Brander, "No doubt cubs get a certain amount of instruction, notably in the art of killing, from their mother, but the great mass of their habits and character are inherited and they acquire little beyond this".More research needs to be done.
d. Incorrigible optimist that I am, I am sure the tiger will survive in the wild...the famous hunter Jim Corbett gave the tiger 20 years at the most in 1945...we still have some 1500 Nos.
b. A sick tiger turns into a maneater, for he does'nt have the strength left to catch his fleet-footed prey...that is bad news. Several tigers may accidentally get shot, trying to eliminate the rogue, as with dwindling numbers of tigers the old hunters who could identify a particular animal from his pugmarks are also gone!
c. It has been said that a captive tiger can not be introduced in the wild for he is not equipped with the natural strength or the technique to survive in the wild & compete with other tigers or tigresses. It is the mother who teaches him all the tricks of his trade. However, the chances of his introduction in the wild may increase a wee bit if he is broughtup very close to the forests & encouraged to become 'wild'. Billy Arjan Singh did it for Tara, the female tigress, but than it was quite controversial...the forest dept. denied that Tara was successfully reintroduced. According to Danbar Brander, "No doubt cubs get a certain amount of instruction, notably in the art of killing, from their mother, but the great mass of their habits and character are inherited and they acquire little beyond this".More research needs to be done.
d. Incorrigible optimist that I am, I am sure the tiger will survive in the wild...the famous hunter Jim Corbett gave the tiger 20 years at the most in 1945...we still have some 1500 Nos.
