To avoid humans, tigers take night shift
<p><span word="Tigers">Tigers</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reputation">reputation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="accommodating">accommodating</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="held">held</span> <span word="conservation">conservation</span> <span word="belief">belief</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="carnivores">carnivores</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span>-<span word="free">free</span> <span word="space">space</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="because">because</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 20<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tiger">tiger</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="declined">declined</span> <span word="by">by</span> 97 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="approximately">approximately</span> 3,000 <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="habitat">habitat</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="encroaching">encroaching</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="agriculture">agriculture</span>.</p><p><span word="Captured">Captured</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="camera">camera</span></p><p><span word="Michigan">Michigan</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="graduate">graduate</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="Neil">Neil</span> <span word="Carter">Carter</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="motion">motion</span>-<span word="detecting">detecting</span> <span word="camera">camera</span> <span word="traps">traps</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="Nepal">Nepal</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Chitwan">Chitwan</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Park">Park</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="human">human</span>-<span word="tiger">tiger</span> <span word="interaction">interaction</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="park">park</span>, <span word="nestled">nestled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="valley">valley</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Himalayas">Himalayas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="protected">protected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="patrols">patrols</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="about">about</span> 120 <span word="tigers">tigers</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="Tourists">Tourists</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="villagers">villagers</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="periphery">periphery</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="tigers">tigers</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="roam">roam</span>.</p><p><span word="Carter">Carter</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cameras">cameras</span>, <span word="at">at</span> 80 <span word="different">different</span> <span word="sites">sites</span>, <span word="captured">captured</span> <span word="intense">intense</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="park">park</span>.</p><p>“<span word="What">What</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="tigers">tigers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exact">exact</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exact">exact</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="conflicts">conflicts</span>, <span word="left">left</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="right">right</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span>. "<span word="So">So</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="discovering">discovering</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tigers">tigers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="displacing">displacing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>.”</p><p><span word="Switch">Switch</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="shift">shift</span></p>
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