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Wildlife Conservation Society
WCS study finds potential to double tiger numbers in South Asia
November 20th, 2007
Researchers at the Wildlife Conservation Society and other institutions declare that improvements in management of existing protected areas in South Asia could double the number of tigers currently existing in the region. The study appears in the most recent edition of the journal Biological Conservation. Specifically, the study examined 157 reserves throughout the Indian subcontinent—comprising India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal. It found that 21 of the protected areas meet the criteria needed for large healthy tiger populations. Further, the study noted that these protected areas have the potential to support between 58 percent and 95 percent of...
Source: Science Letter (2007-11-20)
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