Not exact matches
Aditya Joshi, a researcher with the Wildlife Conservation Trust and an author on the paper, says, «Conservation of corridors and forest areas outside of the protected area network is critical for long -
term demographic and genetic viability of many endangered species and future growth and recovery of
tiger populations.»
They found that there are now only two habitats large enough to host more than 30 breeding females, an indicator of viable
tiger populations over the long
term.
Lethal infections with canine distemper virus (CDV) have recently been diagnosed in Amur
tigers (Panthera tigris altaica), but long -
term implications for the
population are unknown.
While recognizing that the long -
term goal is to conserve an Asia - wide network of large,
tiger - permeable landscapes, the immediate priority must be to ensure that the last remaining breeding
populations are protected and continuously monitored.