tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683969574376821054.post843636515964672826..comments2024-02-29T13:45:19.645+05:30Comments on bandhavgarh: Pug Mark Impression PadBandhavgarhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08067134199082110208noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683969574376821054.post-79231350561638601592015-12-16T21:04:19.812+05:302015-12-16T21:04:19.812+05:30These things were easy when it was done by forest ...These things were easy when it was done by forest staff. Now it is all done by the labour who has no interest in recognizing their tigers. For them all tigers are male and female. It suits to forest department too because if one male goes second one comes and their record stays intact with male. <br />PIP is useless activity and so the trap camera because they dont use two cameras at one spot to get the both sides of the tiger for identity.<br />I doubt things will change. They will remain as they are or may be worst to present. I dont see that dedication in present staff and thats the main thing that's making a big change in field. Bandhavgarhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08067134199082110208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6683969574376821054.post-63510444218900916572015-12-02T19:21:51.539+05:302015-12-02T19:21:51.539+05:30A very valid article/blog nicely written. Wish FD ...A very valid article/blog nicely written. Wish FD reads these articles/blogs, which has been written with passion and frustration. After being in touch with many forest department people, understand that both PIP and Camera Trap (CT) methods leaves FD with a doubt because they both can't get all the tigers caught. There is another method to estimate the number of tigers and that is by applying Mathematics of Probability and Statistics. However, if PIP and CT are used in tandem with spat sample DNA analysis it will provide with distinct number of tigers present in the area. To confirm the data, after about a week or 10 days, the same procedure needs to be undertaken again and then using the data's one can finally arrive to estimated number which may be closer to reality. <br />I have a suggestion, whenever any tourist or naturalist or driver sights an animal and photographs, they should be encouraged and motivated to mention that at the gate with photograph as evidence. When such data is collected and analysed over a period, I am sure a realistic figure of all the denizens of the forest can be very well estimated.<br />Also, the estimated number of predators can be cross checked with the Prey population in that region. Especially tiger population found to be proportional to the Prey population.<br />Lastly, PIP keeps people employed and that may be one of the reason being continued without realizing that it may be causing more harn than good and mentioned in your blog.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11554089082552415636noreply@blogger.com