Saturday 21 December 2013

Human/Wildlife Conflict - Tiger attack ... never a straight forward situation...


21/12/13 - 8.32pm   I got a message from Hemant a couple of hours ago about a tiger attack in Bardia today. We'll know more tomorrow. This is always a difficult time, for the victim, the family, everyone associated with these situations. Protecting endangered species where humans and predators share habitat is ongoing problem solving, not as nearly straight forward as countless activists would have you believe when there is emotional outcry which distorts the facts. As someone who is dedicated to finding more knowledge of wildlife/human interplay in the field all I know is that we still know very little...

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