What affects us affects cats
NEWS AND COMMENT – EASTERN INDIA: An amateur photographer, Satya Swagat, 23, had the good fortune to be in the right place at the right time with this camera. He was in the Nandankanan National Park in eastern India. Satya Swagat said that he got goosebumps when he first saw them. He was about …
It is claimed that there are 210 tigers in the Sundarbans (the combined Indian and Bangladesh portions) as at 2021 but a new count is required on the Bangladesh side, it seems. Also I would not be entirely confident about tiger count numbers. They are not that reliable. For the sake of clarity there …
There are man-eating tigers in India in 20201. This doesn’t surprise me seeing as the population of India has climbed from 238 million in 1900 to 1.4 billion in 2020 despite a massive decline in the tiger population in that country over the same period. In 1900 it is believed that there were 100,000 …
In answering the question in the title it is important to refer to the date of this article because things are changing all the time and getting worse for Bengal tiger conservation. This article is quite short for the simple reason that it is based upon the succinct reasons as stated by the people …
A little over a month ago I wrote an article about tiger numbers in India being 30% up. This was world-wide, good news. It gave hope that there was a chance that the Bengal tiger could escape extinction in the wild. Counting tigers (and any of the wild cat species) in the wild has …
Bengal tiger numbers are up in India! The authorities in India have recently reported a 30% rise in the number if tigers in their country over recent years. This brings hope for their survival where in the past there were severe doubts. India declares that there are 2,226 tigers in the wild, up from …
Deviating slightly from the subject of cats, although this does affect cats too of course. Two quotes on another article inspired me to write this one. Michael wrote: ‘My personal and rather strange opinion on this matter is that humans have evolved too far. We have become too introspective and are unable to live …
