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Are conflict-causing tigers different? Another perspective for understanding human-tiger conflict in Chitwan National Park, Nepal

open access: yesGlobal Ecology and Conservation, 2017
We analyzed characteristics of the problem-causing tigers in Chitwan National Park (Nepal) to determine if specific groups or individuals in the source population have higher probability to get involved in conflicts with humans.
B.R. Lamichhane   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Direct evidence of an extra-intestinal cycle of Toxoplasma gondii in tigers (Panthera tigris) by isolation of viable strains

open access: yesEmerging Microbes and Infections, 2019
Toxoplasmosis is one of the most common zoonotic diseases in the world. Felines excrete environmentally resistant Toxoplasma gondii oocysts. However, there is no direct evidence to prove tigers are the intermediate host of T. gondii.
Yurong Yang   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tiger density, movements, and immigration outside of a tiger source site in Thailand

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice, 2021
Landscape‐scale strategies for conserving wild tigers emphasize the role of core breeding populations (source sites) to replenish surrounding areas which have lost tigers.
Worrapan Phumanee   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding carnivore killing behaviour: Exploring the motivations for tiger killing in the Sundarbans, Bangladesh [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This paper explores village-based tiger killing (TK) among communities bordering the Sundarbans mangrove forest, Bangladesh. We find that TKs are not purely retaliatory in nature (i.e.
MacMillan, Douglas C.
core   +1 more source

Bibliography of relevant literature from: 'Disease threats to tigers and their prey'

open access: yes, 2023
These files can be reused and built on freely without restriction.This file contains the full citations and abstracts of all published literature included in the review of tiger disease described in Gilbert et al.
Gilbert, Martin   +2 more
core   +1 more source

The Two Bronze Tigers Flanking Nassau Hall�s Front Doorway

open access: yes, 2015
These bronze tigers are the most beloved sculptures on campus, having guarded Nassau Hall since 1911. When it became apparent that the tiger (and not the lion) was to be Princeton s mascot, the Class of 1879 gave the tigers to the University to replace ...
Beards, Daniel E.
core   +2 more sources

Insufficient numbers and poor working conditions for rangers protecting tigers

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice
Protected area rangers are planetary health care workers and are at the frontline of the protection of wildlife and wild places. Ensuring that there are sufficient rangers in protected areas, and that these rangers are equipped and provided with decent ...
Thomas N. E. Gray   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

′Tigers are Our Brothers′: Understanding Human-Nature Relations in the Mishmi Hills, Northeast India

open access: yesConservation & Society, 2016
Human-nature relations are diverse, multifaceted and often contradictory, especially the relationships with animals. Mishmi people living on the Sino-India border claim tigers to be their brothers and take credit for tiger protection as they observe ...
Ambika Aiyadurai
doaj   +1 more source

RNA Sequencing Resolves Cryptic Pathogenic Variants in Mitochondrial Disease

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Mitochondrial diseases are the most common inherited metabolic disorders, characterized by pronounced clinical and genetic heterogeneity that complicates molecular diagnosis. Although DNA‐based sequencing approaches have become standard in genetic testing, up to half of patients remain without a definitive diagnosis.
Zhimei Liu   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tiger colour morphs in zoos raise conservation and welfare concerns

open access: yesDiscover Animals
Tigers (Panthera tigris) with white, golden and snow pelages (tiger colour morphs) are genetically compromised individuals, bred through inbreeding practices in captivity to attract visitors based on a perception of their rarity.
Tanya S. Erzinçlioğlu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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