Source: Rappler
Published on 16th September, 2014
Experts say that although the tiger population has remained stable over the last 4 years, a lack of accurate data is hindering effective policies
COUNTING TIGERS. A Siberian tiger snarls at a photographer for getting too much in its face during the presentation of two new Siberian tigers at Cabarceno Natural Reserve in Cabarceno, northern Spain, 21 July 2014. Pedro Puente Hoyos/EPA
DHAKA, Bangladesh – Thirteen countries with wild tiger populations agreed Tuesday, September 16, to take part in a global count to establish how many of the critically endangered animals are left and improve policies to protect them.
Experts say that although the tiger population has remained stable over the last 4 years, a lack of accurate data is hindering effective policies.
The pledge came at a global conference in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka where over 140 people have converged for 3 days to discuss actions to save the tiger.
“We really need science-based data on the number of tigers,” said John Seidensticker of the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Washington.
Current data on numbers in the wild was mostly “guesstimates,” he said. Continue reading
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