Gallery: WildlifePosted November 20, 2014131 views10 comments
This is one of the last two sons of B2, taken in Bandhavgargh.
Unfortunately he now lives in a Zoo
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Comment posted by John Tobias on November 20, 2014 at 4:37 PM
Ken, nice photo, is there more to this tigers story?
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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on November 21, 2014 at 4:19 AM
John,
Bandhavgargh has little prey for Tigers and so the Tigers go into the surrounding areas to kill "holy cows" for the want of anything else. This is made easier by the failure to maintain fences and letting people move into the reserve.
These two brothers killed some cows and were moved to a zoo, India should not really be trusted with Tiger conservation!
Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments
Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on November 21, 2014 at 4:32 AM
Very nicely executed, Ken! Love those curious eyes.
May prefer to darken the overall frame a touch.
Jagdeep Rajput
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Comment posted by Sandipan Dutta on November 21, 2014 at 2:30 PM
I love the pose and eye contact. Nice execution.
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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on November 22, 2014 at 9:20 PM
Great subject. I agree with a slight darkening. Love the paw.
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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on November 23, 2014 at 1:12 AM
Thanks for the further comments
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Comment posted by Butch Lama on November 28, 2014 at 7:12 PM
Wow... Your comments about India should not be trusted with Tiger conservation is little too shallow. You should be more worrying about African Elephants which doesn't have good track records over there.
Registered on July 23, 2010, 42 Posts, 316 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Watkins on November 29, 2014 at 1:01 AM
Butch,
I really think that a debate about the ability of India to conserve the Tiger is not something that this forum is supposed to be for.
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Comment posted by Upjeet Singh on November 30, 2014 at 4:13 AM
Nice Image Ken, but lets not get into conservation issued as India is a complex country and the efforts put by all the relevant people party to wildlife and conservation under such complex conditions is tremendous and nothing short of outstanding.
I am not sure from where you got this notion but if you are not aware Indian tiger population has been on the rise and some rare incidents of tiger-human conflict cannot act as a stereotype for all.
Cheers
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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on November 30, 2014 at 5:06 AM
Upjeet,
Thanks for your comment on the image.
Just for your information I was in India just after the results of the last count were published, many people were concerned at the conclusions in particular the differing methods used between the counts and the inclusion of areas not previously counted.
Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments
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10 commentsBandhavgargh has little prey for Tigers and so the Tigers go into the surrounding areas to kill "holy cows" for the want of anything else. This is made easier by the failure to maintain fences and letting people move into the reserve.
These two brothers killed some cows and were moved to a zoo, India should not really be trusted with Tiger conservation!
May prefer to darken the overall frame a touch.
Jagdeep Rajput
I really think that a debate about the ability of India to conserve the Tiger is not something that this forum is supposed to be for.
I am not sure from where you got this notion but if you are not aware Indian tiger population has been on the rise and some rare incidents of tiger-human conflict cannot act as a stereotype for all.
Cheers
Thanks for your comment on the image.
Just for your information I was in India just after the results of the last count were published, many people were concerned at the conclusions in particular the differing methods used between the counts and the inclusion of areas not previously counted.