Posted on 02/12/2019 8:37:18 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
A James Cook University scientist says the last coastal stronghold of an iconic predator, the endangered Bengal tiger, could be destroyed by climate change and rising sea levels over the next 50 years.
"Fewer than 4,000 Bengal tigers are alive today," said JCU's Professor Bill Laurance, a co-author of the study.
"That's a really low number for the world's biggest cat, which used to be far more abundant but today is mainly confined to small areas of India and Bangladesh," he said.
"Spanning more than 10,000 square kilometres, the Sundarbans region of Bangladesh and India is the biggest mangrove forest on Earth, and also the most critical area for Bengal tiger survival," said lead-author Dr Sharif Mukul, an assistant professor at Independent University Bangladesh.
"What is most terrifying is that our analyses suggest tiger habitats in the Sundarbans will vanish entirely by 2070," said Dr Mukul.
The researchers used computer simulations to assess the future suitability of the low-lying Sundarban region for tigers and their prey species, using mainstream estimates of climatic trends from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Their analyses included factors such as extreme weather events and sea-level rise.
"Beyond climate change, the Sundarbans are under growing pressure from industrial developments, new roads, and greater poaching," said Professor Laurance.
"So, tigers are getting a double whammy -- greater human encroachment on the one hand and a worsening climate and associated sea-level rises on the other," he said.
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Hey, didn’t he earn enough money playing golf to just buy a new one?
LOL, looks like ‘ol Tony has the right idea there...:)
Since Mankind cannot change the Climate, it’s time to send in the Military to round up all the remaining Bengal Tigers and relocate them to a safer environment.
:: Where will the people of Detroit live? ::
we gotz mad skillz, bruh!
Aaaannnd.. it MAY NOT~!
“Climate change” “may be” a hoax intended to implement tyrannical marxism.
Oh, I thought it was about the Detroit Tigers..
“the endangered Bengal tiger, could be destroyed by climate change and rising sea levels over the next 50 years.”
They are probably right as climate change has already killed off all the Unicorns.
It is overpopulation in those areas. Move the people out. A couple of years pay would be a cheap incentive.
I heard some bad news, sooner or later the Sun is gonna burn out.
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