Sentences with phrase «dwindling tiger population»

The dogs were trained by University of Washington's Center for Conservation Biology and were tasked with sniffing out tiger scat, which was then studied by scientists to learn more about the dwindling tiger population in the Greater Mekong region of Southeast Asia.

Coming from the University of Washington Conservation Canines program, the dogs are trained to sniff out tiger poop, which gets scooped up and studied by scientists in an effort to learn about the genetic diversity of the dwindling tiger population in the Greater Mekong region of Southeast Asia.

To Brett Wright, dean of the Clemson University College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences, the dwindling tiger populations are an issue demanding the attention of land - grant institutions.

Not exact matches

On the other hand, when yellow fever mosquitoes evolve to avoid this type of mating, they may be able to coexist with Asian tiger mosquitoes and repopulate areas from places where their populations are dwindling, Bargielowski said.

And with the tiger population having dwindled to around 1,000 breeding females worldwide — due mainly to poaching and human conflict — there is worry that the virus could add to the cats» troubles.

A big hurdle is limiting clashes between people and the predatory cats as human populations rise and dwindling habitat prompts tigers to seek prey further afield.