The pug marks this morning were exactly where I hoped they would be, further checking and data giving more info on tiger and leopard coexistence, which individuals are more tolerant. A lot to do but vital in understanding the dynamics as tiger population increases and how leopards will manage territory accordingly. Re my post yesterday, please, real conservation is so much more than just the charismatic, tourist bringing species like tiger. The leopard is not getting a fair deal despite its importance as an ecosystem engineer over vast territories way beyond the so called "umbrella species" habitats...
In Nepal the word "Tiger" can refer to any of the wild cat species including the Forest Leopard (panthera pardus). This incredibly adaptive cat has been my focus for several years now and I'm striving to improve co-existence between people and the leopard... This blog brings updates of our ground level work linked to wildtiger.org - wildleopard.net
Saturday, November 11, 2017
Silent gold, this morning's pug marks give more vital clues...
The pug marks this morning were exactly where I hoped they would be, further checking and data giving more info on tiger and leopard coexistence, which individuals are more tolerant. A lot to do but vital in understanding the dynamics as tiger population increases and how leopards will manage territory accordingly. Re my post yesterday, please, real conservation is so much more than just the charismatic, tourist bringing species like tiger. The leopard is not getting a fair deal despite its importance as an ecosystem engineer over vast territories way beyond the so called "umbrella species" habitats...
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Many thanks to those who have been following this blog as well as prior to that The Asa Diaries and TigerTrek. I'm now blogging a...

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This and other updates are at Facebook if you wish to comment. Despite the oncoming pre-monsoon heat, the mighty Annapurnas gave us...
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The image is Asis with the two leopard cubs, Tika and Ram. I'll have more soon on the "good cop, bad cop" strategy we are...
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The posts for this blog are also at Facebook (if you wish to comment) along with other updates I don't post here. Ram's (...