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Dinerstein, E.; Seidensticker, J.; Wikramanayake, E.; Loucks, C.
Learning More about Fewer Tigers
2007 Conference Proceeding
The accumulation of knowledge about the ecology, behavior, and distribution of wild tigers during the last three decades has been rapid and a welcome contribution to the scientific literature. If only this increased knowledge base, applied properly, could arrest and reverse the accelerating decline of tigers across their range. We track important discoveries and events in two related timelines covering the past 30 years: first, in regards to new discoveries about wild tigers and second, to conservation events that directly impinge upon the survival of increasingly fragmented populations. We conclude that tiger populations, like those of many other top predators, have reached a "tipping point," where they are now experiencing a range collapse, and population extinctions will accelerate. In response, we outline a set of research questions that could directly improve tiger population and habitat management and a set of conservation initiatives that could set the stage for a range-wide recovery.
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