Comments for Sirajul Hossain http://shossain.wordpress.com Photographer & Naturalist Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:56:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on Death of Two Tigers: The Other Agendas? by jay mazoomdaar http://shossain.wordpress.com/2008/06/07/death-of-two-tigers-the-other-agendas/#comment-38 jay mazoomdaar Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:56:10 +0000 http://shossain.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-38 Don't know how Craig Packer could claim the animals in the photographs as "clearly two different tigers"... the similarities are NOT superficial... they are the same animal. Very interesting points, Sirajul. Would love read the first article and the responses. Can you pls mail me the lot? Don’t know how Craig Packer could claim the animals in the photographs as “clearly two different tigers”… the similarities are NOT superficial… they are the same animal. Very interesting points, Sirajul. Would love read the first article and the responses. Can you pls mail me the lot?

]]> Comment on Death of Two Tigers: The Other Agendas? by Craig Packer http://shossain.wordpress.com/2008/06/07/death-of-two-tigers-the-other-agendas/#comment-37 Craig Packer Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:48:40 +0000 http://shossain.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-37 The animals in the photographs are clearly two different tigers - the markings have only superficial similarities. As for the discussion about tiger mortality, if these animals had been poisoned in retaliation for stock raiding or any other reason, there would have been no incentive to harvest body parts -- just a desire to eradicate a problem animal. Thus to follow your own suggestion, the priority should be to determine the precise cause of death in these cases -- it is easy to blame the immobilization procedures since it is so easy to locate the carcass of a collared animal. But were any attempts made to test for poison? Poisoning has become extremely common in Africa in the past 10 yrs, killing many lions and hyenas. Telazol does have a reputation for causing secondary immobility some time during the first few days after the initial darting, so it might be implicated in a few of these cases, but the large number of mortalities are far more likely to reflect other causes of death. Wildlife managers would have an obvious motivation to "blame the messenger" (i.e., a researcher who reports a death that would have otherwise gone unrecorded) rather than accept responsibility for adequately conserving the tigers. Be careful not to promote a culture of secrecy for tiger conservation -- it is essential to encourage continued monitoring, but require that scientists use the safest possible techniques so as to eliminate the darting itself as a potential cause of mortality. Efforts can then be focused on the true cause of the conservation problem! The animals in the photographs are clearly two different tigers - the markings have only superficial similarities.
As for the discussion about tiger mortality, if these animals had been poisoned in retaliation for stock raiding or any other reason, there would have been no incentive to harvest body parts — just a desire to eradicate a problem animal.
Thus to follow your own suggestion, the priority should be to determine the precise cause of death in these cases — it is easy to blame the immobilization procedures since it is so easy to locate the carcass of a collared animal. But were any attempts made to test for poison? Poisoning has become extremely common in Africa in the past 10 yrs, killing many lions and hyenas.
Telazol does have a reputation for causing secondary immobility some time during the first few days after the initial darting, so it might be implicated in a few of these cases, but the large number of mortalities are far more likely to reflect other causes of death. Wildlife managers would have an obvious motivation to “blame the messenger” (i.e., a researcher who reports a death that would have otherwise gone unrecorded) rather than accept responsibility for adequately conserving the tigers.
Be careful not to promote a culture of secrecy for tiger conservation — it is essential to encourage continued monitoring, but require that scientists use the safest possible techniques so as to eliminate the darting itself as a potential cause of mortality. Efforts can then be focused on the true cause of the conservation problem!

]]> Comment on Death of Two Tigers: The Other Agendas? by Farhad Mahmud http://shossain.wordpress.com/2008/06/07/death-of-two-tigers-the-other-agendas/#comment-35 Farhad Mahmud Sun, 08 Jun 2008 10:39:05 +0000 http://shossain.wordpress.com/?p=61#comment-35 I am follwoing the debate carfully. I appreciate Mr. Siraj and others view. Research on such a near-extinct animal should be more carful. Not only uses of contraindicated drugs, but the way ot trapping the tiger is sldo debatable. In this way every tiger will be injured, which contacted to the trap. As earlier reports say, more than one tiger escaped the trap with injury. And death of two tiger is not a matter of joke. I prefer to run an international investigation by real tiger experts. Before their opinion, present research should not be carried on. I am follwoing the debate carfully. I appreciate Mr. Siraj and others view. Research on such a near-extinct animal should be more carful. Not only uses of contraindicated drugs, but the way ot trapping the tiger is sldo debatable. In this way every tiger will be injured, which contacted to the trap. As earlier reports say, more than one tiger escaped the trap with injury. And death of two tiger is not a matter of joke.
I prefer to run an international investigation by real tiger experts. Before their opinion, present research should not be carried on.

]]> Comment on Death of Two Tigers: Immature Science in Immature Hands? by Ruhul Amin Rushd http://shossain.wordpress.com/2008/02/22/death-of-two-tigers-immature-science-in-immature-hands/#comment-28 Ruhul Amin Rushd Sun, 16 Mar 2008 08:58:45 +0000 http://shossain.wordpress.com/?p=51#comment-28 Thanks. It's very informative and excellent write-up. Thanks. It’s very informative and excellent write-up.

]]> Comment on Death of Two Tigers: Immature Science in Immature Hands? by Catherine Wood http://shossain.wordpress.com/2008/02/22/death-of-two-tigers-immature-science-in-immature-hands/#comment-25 Catherine Wood Wed, 05 Mar 2008 04:11:11 +0000 http://shossain.wordpress.com/?p=51#comment-25 I couldn't agree more. As a wildlife veterinarian, I was shocked and saddened to read on the BBC that telazol was being used in wild tigers after American zoo veterinarians knew to stop using the drug in tigers almost 2 decades ago. Not to use telazol was probably the first thing I learned about tiger medicine in college. Thank you for posting this. Also, if you could use contact information of any diplomates of the American College of Zoological Medicine to help make your point, please contact me. Seal, U. 1990. Adverse reactions to Telazol in tigers. American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums Communique May 1990:19. I couldn’t agree more. As a wildlife veterinarian, I was shocked and saddened to read on the BBC that telazol was being used in wild tigers after American zoo veterinarians knew to stop using the drug in tigers almost 2 decades ago. Not to use telazol was probably the first thing I learned about tiger medicine in college. Thank you for posting this. Also, if you could use contact information of any diplomates of the American College of Zoological Medicine to help make your point, please contact me.

Seal, U. 1990. Adverse reactions to Telazol in tigers. American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums Communique May 1990:19.

]]> Comment on About by Pierre Claquin http://shossain.wordpress.com/about/#comment-4 Pierre Claquin Fri, 30 Nov 2007 08:44:46 +0000 #comment-4 Great work, great images and great blog. We are with you Great work, great images and great blog. We are with you

]]> Comment on About by ANWAR HOSSAIN http://shossain.wordpress.com/about/#comment-2 ANWAR HOSSAIN Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:35:59 +0000 #comment-2 MERCI SIRAJ YOUR SIDR-IMAGES ARE INSPIRING. THE PORTRAITS ARE WITH DIGNITY... VERY RARE ..... FOR MANY IMAGE-MAKERS. MY SINCEREST SUPPORT FOR YOUR TEAM. MERCI SIRAJ

YOUR SIDR-IMAGES ARE INSPIRING.
THE PORTRAITS ARE WITH DIGNITY…
VERY RARE ….. FOR MANY IMAGE-MAKERS.

MY SINCEREST SUPPORT FOR YOUR TEAM.

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