"Palm oil deforestation is slowly killing the Sumatran Tiger" Topic
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| Tango01 | 06 Dec 2017 12:53 p.m. PST |
"Future generations may live in a world without the majestic Sumatran Tiger, as only two viable populations remain in the world, a new study reveals. Deforestation, especially for the palm oil industry, is the main culprit Things were bad enough for Sumatran tigers. Scientists estimated that just 618 of them remain as of 2012, but now, a new study shows that the situation is even worse. Those populations, the study found, are fragmented and isolated, with only two of the groups containing more than 30 breeding females. These small groups are unlikely to survive in the long term, and the Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) is more threatened than ever…."
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| Cacique Caribe | 06 Dec 2017 1:01 p.m. PST |
Then make them plant some more palm, and in easier to harvest areas. Duh. :) Dan |
| Barin1 | 07 Dec 2017 7:49 a.m. PST |
Some of Russian weapons contracts with Indonesia and Malaysia are, unfortunately, paid back with palm oil. Now it is everywhere in the food, as it is much cheaper than any other kind of oil…
And in SOviet time it was strategic stuff that was prevented of getting here, as US thought that we're using it for missile silos lubrication. May be we did, don't know… |
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