Tiger turnaround as populations grow in India.
| Title | Tiger turnaround as populations grow in India. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2025 |
| Authors | Laurance WF, Ramakrishnan U |
| Journal | Nature |
| Volume | 640 |
| Issue | 8059 |
| Pagination | 603-604 |
| Date Published | 2025 Apr |
| ISSN | 1476-4687 |
| Abstract | Until a few tens of thousands of years ago, Earth harboured a remarkable collection of large animals1, including giant ground sloths (Megatherium), woolly mammoths (Mammuthus primigenius) and elephant birds (Mullerornis and Aepyornis). Most of these iconic beasts are now extinct, and many large mammals are vanishingly rare following widespread human persecution and habitat disruption. Yet in India, a nation with a burgeoning human population, good news is reverberating about the population of wild tigers (Panthera tigris). Writing in Science, Jhala et al.2 present findings about tigers that provide key lessons for conserving imperilled large animals elsewhere in the world. |
| URL | https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01027-w |
| DOI | 10.1038/d41586-025-01027-w |
| Alternate Journal | Nature |
| PubMed ID | 40200101 |