Tiger smarter than lion
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Tigers smarter than lions
A study conducted by researchers at Oxford university quoted by The Telegraph todays says contraty to popular belief Tigers are smarter than lions on account of their larger brain size.
Sunderbans tiger deaths attributed to fall in prey base
Many feared cyclone Alia to have destroyed wildlife in Sunderbans in significant numbers. Now circumstantial evidence coming to light is indicating those fears to be true. Last few days 2 more tigers to have strayed into villages came to light. This after a tiger was recently found dead in the forest with two cobras in its stomach which he ate after apparently unable to find other prey. Forest officials are worried that the shriking prey base is leading to more conflicts with humans. A prey base study which this blog wrote about (http://planettiger.blogspot.com/2009/07/sunderbans-prey-base-survey-should-be.html) in July is yet to be completed and with straying cases irapidly increasing, wildlife officials need to find solutions before the situation gets out of hand.
Shrinking prey base forcing tigers to stray
Maharashtra next state to sign tripartite agreeement with Centre-NTCA
The list of states lining up to sign the much touted tri partite agreement with the centre is growing. After Rajasthan took the lead last month, Kerala, Assam, TN & Uttaranchal have either already signed the agreement or have committed to do so soon. Now Maharashtra becomes the 6th state to ink the MOU. MP & Karnataka tough are still holding out and without these two prime tiger habit states on board tiger conservation efforts will not be complete.
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