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Re: India tiger census shows rapid population growth

#41

Post by rohit2412 »

srikbs8095 wrote: post #26
techie128 wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you think Tiger population growth happens overnight? I think successive governments have invested in making sure Tiger population growth is healthy. Read this: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144540/china-and-in... Do you think India and China are somehow cooking up green cover to fool NASA's satellites too? Give me a break.

My friend, if you've been in touch with how this govt presents numbers, you'd be on my side. I acknowledge that in this case there is no hard evidence on either side, except for the statement by PMO. Good luck getting anything out of an RTI (if it still exists). The article you shared, I completely agree with it. There are a number of other factors that go into tiger population growth. Greenery is just one part of it…

The numbers have doubled since 2006. The surveys in 2010 and 2014 showed similar increases.

I am no modi bhakt or bjp supporter, but it is appalling that people will just oppose and disbelieve anything the current government does. I can claim very confidently that you would have no problem if Manmohan Singh announced this news.

Re: India tiger census shows rapid population growth

#42

Post by flattone »

dang wrote: post #37
flattone wrote: post #27

tiger meat!

Could you please stop posting unsubstantive comments to Hacker News? We're trying for something a bit different here: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html . You might also find these links helpful for getting the spirit of the site: https://news.ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html https://news.ycombinator.com/hackernews.html http://www.paulgraham.com/trolls.html http://www.paulgraham.com/hackernews.html

i complained about unsubstantive comments a while back and got minused into oblivion so... sorry ? i thought i was 'getting with the program' under outdated guidelines.

Re: India tiger census shows rapid population growth

#43

Post by flattone »

dang wrote: post #37
flattone wrote: post #27

tiger meat!

Could you please stop posting unsubstantive comments to Hacker News? We're trying for something a bit different here: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html . You might also find these links helpful for getting the spirit of the site: https://news.ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html https://news.ycombinator.com/hackernews.html http://www.paulgraham.com/trolls.html http://www.paulgraham.com/hackernews.html

ill just stop using hn

sorry.

Re: India tiger census shows rapid population growth

#44

Post by srikbs8095 »

rohit2412 wrote: post #41
srikbs8095 wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My friend, if you've been in touch with how this govt presents numbers, you'd be on my side. I acknowledge that in this case there is no hard evidence on either side, except for the statement by PMO. Good luck getting anything out of an RTI (if it still exists). The article you shared, I completely agree with it. There are a number of other factors that go into tiger population growth. Greenery is just one part of it…

The numbers have doubled since 2006. The surveys in 2010 and 2014 showed similar increases. I am no modi bhakt or bjp supporter, but it is appalling that people will just oppose and disbelieve anything the current government does. I can claim very confidently that you would have no problem if Manmohan Singh announced this news.

I could say the exact same thing about Congress's GDP numbers. It should good progress over the years, until NDA came in and downgraded them. I would be critical no matter which govt it is. The underlying problem I have is with the inefficiencies of the informal counting/measuring process. If the ruling govt pokes its nose in a "supposed to be" independent authority carrying out the process, then of course I would be skeptical. Especially after it has been exposed multiple times.

"it is appalling that people will just oppose and disbelieve anything the current government does"

Frankly, I'm not the one running troll farms and calling everyone anti-national. Nor am I the one killing my accuser.

"I can claim very confidently that you would have no problem if Manmohan Singh announced this news."

I would believe the news by anyone who has integrity.

Re: India tiger census shows rapid population growth

#45

Post by srikbs8095 »

vijaybritto wrote: post #40
srikbs8095 wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Also I don't think that they are gonna gain anything electorally from lying about this!" Don't underestimate the data-driven sentiment analysis. Positive vibes are a thing. I don't think I need to explain it to you.

Too many questions might get you tagged as an Urban Naxal :D

haha good one.

Re: India tiger census shows rapid population growth

#46

Post by ganeshkrishnan »

ignoramous wrote: post #33
xwdv wrote: post #14

Tigers are twice as heavy as lions but still the same size. With a single swipe of a claw, a tiger was able to slit a lion’s throat, killing it instantly.

> Tigers are twice as heavy as lions but still the same size. Liger, a hybrid (Male Lion + Female Tiger) [0], is the biggest living cat which grows as long as 3.5m and weighs upto 350Kgs. Ligon (Male Tiger + Female Lion), though, is no where that huge. > With a single swipe of a claw, a tiger was able to slit a lion’s throat, killing it instantly. Not just that, they could easily leap 15ft or more. Which means, a Saf…

The YouTube attack you linked is from Assam. The elephant rescued the mahout after he fell so not a bad ending per se

Re: India tiger census shows rapid population growth

#47

Post by Sharlin »

chrisco255 wrote: post #25
justaguyhere wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They are much more majestic than lions. They should (probably) be called the king of the jungle. I remember reading man eaters of kumaon as a child, it was fascinating and scary. Highly recommended. There was one tiger in the book that was responsible for killing 100s of humans (300 or something, can't remember the exact number). Scary stuff.

Don't lions more often inhabit savannas than jungles anyways?

Savanna and grassland, yes. Almost never heavily forested area.

Re: India tiger census shows rapid population growth

#48

Post by sandGorgon »

the really interesting story is around how the law enforcement works here . Indian Tigers (especially the Royal Bengal Tigers) are some of the world's largest predators and are prized in Chinese medicine. Its brilliant how poachers have been kept off.

For those interested, there is a brilliant web documentary series called "Ranger, Ranger" about India's forest rangers who work in the sanctuaries - http://mukha.co/ranger-ranger/

here's the one with the Tigers - http://mukha.co/ranger-ranger/project/resurrecting-paper-tig...

Re: India tiger census shows rapid population growth

#49

Post by mynameisvlad »

srikbs8095 wrote: post #44
rohit2412 wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The numbers have doubled since 2006. The surveys in 2010 and 2014 showed similar increases. I am no modi bhakt or bjp supporter, but it is appalling that people will just oppose and disbelieve anything the current government does. I can claim very confidently that you would have no problem if Manmohan Singh announced this news.

I could say the exact same thing about Congress's GDP numbers. It should good progress over the years, until NDA came in and downgraded them. I would be critical no matter which govt it is. The underlying problem I have is with the inefficiencies of the informal counting/measuring process. If the ruling govt pokes its nose in a "supposed to be" independent authority carrying out the process, then of course I would be…

"Frankly, I'm not the one running troll farms and calling everyone anti-national. Nor am I the one killing my accuser."

Neither is every single person who is rooting for the other side in this, or any debate, including, likely, the person you replied to. While pretending that everyone on the other side is running troll farms, it's a strawman that isn't actually helpful for debate.

Do you have any specific reasons why this specific tiger census is untrue?

Re: India tiger census shows rapid population growth

#50

Post by 0xFFFE »

sandGorgon wrote: post #48

the really interesting story is around how the law enforcement works here . Indian Tigers (especially the Royal Bengal Tigers) are some of the world's largest predators and are prized in Chinese medicine. Its brilliant how poachers have been kept off. For those interested, there is a brilliant web documentary series called "Ranger, Ranger" about India's forest rangers who work in the sanctuaries - http://mukha.co/ran…

Good find. I was looking for this article on STR (Sariska). It's indeed unfortunate what had happened in Sariska, but I am glad corrective measures were taken.
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