Recent research points out that as tiger numbers have dropped over the years, the number of mating partners available has come down too, leading to poor genetic diversity of the royal animal, writes Atula Gupta. Mysterious, powerful, majestic — the tiger stands tall in our imagination. But, in reality, tigers are disappearing in the wild…
Month: May 2013
Species On The Brink Of Fading Away
Recent research has found that if nothing is done to counter the effects of global warming, by the year 2080, half of the common plants on earth and one third of animals will lose their climate range. This means that the ecosystem, or the habitat of the animal or plant, will be lost and will…