Thursday, December 11, 2014

GENE FLOW IN TIGERS OF INDIA



In India, population of tigers had decreased from estimated 50,000 about two centuries ago to about 3,000 by 2012.  But recently, wildlife biologists have discovered a surprising observation of gene exchange even among tigers living in extremely fragmented habitats. This gene flow has brought up a new hope for increment of tiger's population and their conservation in the country.
December 1
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1141202/jsp/nation/story_19135697.jsp#.VH5xOzGUfX5

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