Dr. K. Ullas Karanth: Among Tigers
Species Unite
elizabeth novogratz
5.0 • 911 Ratings
🗓️ 16 November 2022
⏱️ 53 minutes
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"India has done more than any other country for recovering its tigers. Nobody can deny that. But still, we could do so much more than being satisfied with what we have done. There's so much complacency and crowing about these 3000 tigers we have, and I find it very sad." Ullas Karanth
Dr. K. Ullas Karanth is emeritus scientist at the Centre for Wildlife Studies in Bangalore. Previously he led one of the longest-running (1986–2017) tiger conservation programs in the world for the Wildlife Conservation Society.
Along the way has conducted cutting-edge research, which gained crucial new knowledge for bringing tigers back. He was the first wildlife biologist in India to catch and radio collar tigers and the first to use camera traps to identify individuals.
He has also engaged deeply with researchers, wildlife managers, social leaders, and local communities that live next to tigers. His efforts have effectively stopped poachers, mitigated human-tiger conflicts and helped forest families to happily resettle away from tiger habitats.
Dr. Karanth's latest book, Among Tigers: Fighting to Bring Back Asia's Big Cats was released on November 1st. It's the story of his 50-year journey to becoming one of the world's most important tiger biologists. His quest to save India's tigers was not an easy one and the book takes us through all of it: the adventures, the hardships, the politics and the successes. It's also an education in tiger biology. I read it in a day, because it is that good.
Please listen, share and then go read Among Tigers.
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| 0:00.0 | Species, |
| 0:05.0 | species, unite, |
| 0:10.0 | UNite. |
| 0:11.0 | species unite. species unite. United. can deny that. But still we could do so much more than being satisfied with what we have done. |
| 0:25.8 | There's so much complacency and growing about these 3,000 tigers we have. And I find it very sad. Hi I'm Elizabeth Novigrats. This is Species Unite. We have a favor to ask if you like |
| 0:47.4 | today's episode and you have a spare minute. Could you please rate and review |
| 0:52.2 | Species Unite on Apple Podcast or wherever you listen to |
| 0:56.3 | podcasts? It really helps people to find the show. This conversation is with Dr. Ulas Corinth. |
| 1:05.0 | This conversation is with Dr. Ulas Corinth. |
| 1:10.0 | Dr Corinth is a Maritus scientist at the Center for Wildlife Studies in Bangalore. |
| 1:15.0 | From 1986 to 2017, he led one of the longest running tiger conservation programs in the world. |
| 1:22.0 | He was the first wildlife |
| 1:23.2 | biologist in India to catch in radio-colored tigers to use camera traps to |
| 1:28.1 | identify individual tigers. He just |
| 1:35.0 | big cats, big cats. It tells the real life story of his quest |
| 1:39.0 | to save the tiger. |
| 1:40.0 | Dr. Corinne's daughter, Krithi, was on the podcast a couple weeks ago to talk about |
| 1:45.6 | rewilding India. She now runs the Center for Wildlife Studies that he started. Hi Ullas, thank you so much for being here. |
| 2:08.0 | My pleasure to be here. |
| 2:09.5 | Let's go back and talk about you growing up and like even though you didn't see |
| 2:14.2 | Tigers as a child you were already pretty fascinated by them. |
| 2:19.0 | Yeah I grew up in this incredible part of India in the central part of what is called the |
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