Rising wild tiger numbers report not scientifically convincing: Experts

An international group of tiger experts have refuted a report which claimed that the world's wild tiger population is on the rise and on track for a doubling in a decade saying they "do not find the report and its implications scientifically convincing."    Sensex Astrology 

"We do not find this report and its implications scientifically convincing," said a statement issued by K. Ullas Karanth from Wildlife Conservation Society India; Dale Miquelle, director of Russia Program of Wildlife Conservation Society; John Goodrich of Panthera and Arjun Gopalaswamy from the University of Oxford.A recent report by WWF and the Global Tiger Forum (GTF) has said number of wild tigers has been revised to 3,890 compiled from IUCN (International Union for Conservation) and the latest national tiger surveys.     Share Market Astrology

According to the latest figures, Bangladesh has 106 tigers, Bhutan 103, Cambodia nil, China seven, India 2,500, Indonesia 371, Lao PDR two, Malaysia 250, Nepal 198, Russia 433, Thailand 189 and Vietnam less than five tigers in the wild.    Nifty Trading Tips

Using flawed survey methodologies can lead to incorrect conclusions, an illusion of success, and slackening of conservation efforts, when in reality grave concern is called for, they said.They said though India has invested massively in recovering several tiger populations over the last four decades, such sporadic tiger recoveries should be monitored using statistically robust camera trap or DNA surveys.         Jackpot Stocks Trading Tips

"Rigorous scientific studies in India, Thailand and Russia demonstrate this can indeed be done. But these studies also indicate that tiger recovery rates are slow and not likely to attain levels necessary for the doubling of wild tiger numbers within a decade," the statement said.Estimates of tiger numbers for large landscapes, regions and countries currently in vogue in the global media for a number of countries are largely derived from weak methodologies    Commodity Market Astrology Tips