Now to the part – Why Tigers??? Whats the deal with tiger conservation and all that hungama????
Simple… because it is an umbrella species. What is an umbrella species?? – the next question! There are many species known and identified, man being one of the most abundant! And to estimate the population of the lesser abundant is a tough task. Therefore, we, the “intelligent” species, devised a plan to identify one specie and conserve dependant species in flora and fauna.
Roughly defined: “A wide-ranging species whose requirements include those of many other species”
Egs from other than the tiger:
# Northern spotted owls and old growth forest : ex. Molluscs and salamanders are within the protective boundaries of the northern spotted owl.
# Bay checkerspot butterfly and grasslands
mostly sourced form wikipedia
More to come later.
Filed under: Conservation, Endangered, Species, Tiger
