Quite good Sunday read. I had no idea that 80,000 tigers were killed in such a short timespan, that there are about 2000 left now, and they are coming back, and the conflict between the vets/animal-rights people who want to preserve them, and the numerous rural villagers who get killed every year and call in the hunters to kill them. Fascinating look also at how detailed the Indian legal system is in this regard. You can only kill a "man-eater" and to classify a tiger as such require DNA tests on the human killed and the tiger's scat, along with all sorts of tracking and rigermerole. Fun Sunday read (well, in my case, listen).
This was a great read! Such an easy story to get pulled in to. I feel like the author did a good job showing both sides of the issue. I also don't think I'll ever be able to eat buttered popcorn again without thinking about tiger pee.
Quite good Sunday read. I had no idea that 80,000 tigers were killed in such a short timespan, that there are about 2000 left now, and they are coming back, and the conflict between the vets/animal-rights people who want to preserve them, and the numerous rural villagers who get killed every year and call in the hunters to kill them. Fascinating look also at how detailed the Indian legal system is in this regard. You can only kill a "man-eater" and to classify a tiger as such require DNA tests on the human killed and the tiger's scat, along with all sorts of tracking and rigermerole. Fun Sunday read (well, in my case, listen).
This was a great read! Such an easy story to get pulled in to. I feel like the author did a good job showing both sides of the issue. I also don't think I'll ever be able to eat buttered popcorn again without thinking about tiger pee.