India has achieved a remarkable milestone by doubling its tiger population over the past decade, according to a study published on Thursday by the National Tiger Conservation Authority. The research reveals the tiger population climbed from approximately 1,706 tigers in 2010 to around 3,682 by 2022, positioning India as home to roughly 75% of the global tiger population.

Despite the encouraging statistics and narratives of success, experts caution about the sustainability of these gains. Only about 25% of designated tiger habitats are rich, protected with ample prey, and nearly 45% are shared with approximately 60 million people. Jhala noted, “What the research shows is it’s not the human density, but the attitude of people, which matters more."

Link to the full article:- https://evrimagaci.org/tpg/india-doubles-tiger-population-a-conservation-triumph-170723

Now the Chinese paddlefish is extinct(I hope I am wrong) but we still have specimens that are preserved and we can synthesize the specimens for DNA and have cultivate them in Captivity. It would also be more easier because fish don't require parental care unlike a Mammoth or a bird.

It is unfortunate that most large fish of the Yangzte river would never be able to go the wild as the river has been heavily dammed to oblivion and even the two sturgeon species that rely on the river are forced to be captive breeding forever.

China is lacking in many areas in conservation as the most recent loss is the fact there are multiple giant salamanders and the reason why it took so long was because they were using the farms as a measurement of the species when in reality they were hybrids of 4 species and potientally 5 more.

Out of the four known species, the Yangzte giant salamander(the original Chinese salamander) and the South Chinese Giant salamander are critically endangered. Making it is most largest loss.

Because of this, if we ever resurrect the Chinese paddlefish, it would probably be in Captivity.

What do you think?

Exactly what it says in the title. In your opinion, which animals are currently the mist viable for de-extinction and why. Things like: high-quality DNA samples being available, available habitat, closely related species that could help as surrogate mothers, public perception, etc.

Edit: you can also include extant animals that could be reintroduced to their former habitat.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2025/01/28/elephant-camera-trapped-in-namdapha-after-12-years/&ved=2ahUKEwjR6_C5wJiLAxW6afUHHTMzFSoQxfQBKAB6BAgFEAE&usg=AOvVaw3E-F29u6CMNTO24uJiCqC7

1. Gaplaňgyr Nature Reserve- The Gaplaňgyr Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in northern Turkmenistan. It covers an area of 2822 square kilometers of steppes and deserts, a good size and habitat for cheetahs. The reserve is also home to large populations of goitered gazelles, saiga antelope, and urial which could provide their prey base. The main issue I could see in this region is that the African cheetahs which would likely be used in the reintroduction may have a hard time adapting to the cooler temperatures, although they likely could.

2. Hingol National Park- The Hingol National Park is a national park in southern Pakistan. It covers an area of 6,100 square kilometers of forests, steppes, and deserts, a good size and habitat for cheetahs. The park is home to ibex, urial, and chinkara, which could also provide suitable prey for the species. The main issue I could see arising here is that the park is the location of the Hinglaj Mata temple, in which 250,000 pilgrims visit annually. While cheetahs rarely attack humans and the park is definitely large enough for the cheetahs to avoid this area, I could see this being an issue.

What do you guys think of these areas? Do you think they could realistically support cheetahs one day?

I made this myself

Numbers have tripled in a decade but conservation success comes with rise in human fatalities.

Last year, the prime minister of the South Asian nation called tiger conservation "the pride of Nepal". But with fatal attacks on the rise, K.P. Sharma Oli has had a change of heart on the endangered animals: he says there are too many.

"In such a small country, we have more than 350 tigers," Oli said last month at an event reviewing Nepal's Cop29 achievements. "We can't have so many tigers and let them eat up humans."

Link to the full article:- https://theweek.com/environment/does-nepal-have-too-many-tigers

An Omiltemi cottontail rabbit with its distinctive black tail photographed in the Sierra Madre del Sur.

Image credit: Joe Figel, Re:wild

The Omiltemi cottontail rabbit was thought to have been lost to science since the early 1900s. Last seen 130 years ago, the future looked bleak for this little brown rabbit, but an expedition in the Sierra Madre del Sur Mountain Range in Mexico has changed all that. Not only did the team successfully capture the rare rabbit on camera, but they saw it in seven of the 10 areas surveyed, painting a brighter picture than anyone could have hoped for.Great news for Re:wild, a conservation initiative that’s dedicated to the Search For Lost Species. The cottontail is their 13th rediscovered species, with other success stories including a tap-dancing spider and a rockin’ yellow-crested helmetshrike, and they have many more species in their sights.

We had no evidence of the Omiltemi rabbit, leading us to believe the species was extinct. -Alberto Almazán-Catalán

Almazán-Catalán was leading the expedition team in Mexico, searching 10 different areas in the Sierra Madre del Sur Mountain Range. Through interviews, deploying drones, and laying camera traps, the team hoped to find some sign that the cottontail was still alive, and eventually their hard work paid off. By the end of the expedition, the rabbits had been sighted in seven of those 10 locations After observing and analyzing its morphological characteristics, we compared them with those mentioned in its original description, and later we realized that it was Sylvilagus insonus (Omiltemi rabbit),” said Almazán-Catalán. “At that time I was happy to have found a species that was practically extinct to science. However, during the expeditions we were able to observe that there are numerous populations in some regions of the Sierra Madre del Sur of the state of Guerrero, which made me even happier.

All I know is that we have camels almost everywhere and bears in Syria

This is something that has been concerning me for a while with the recent news regarding Kazakh efforts to reintroduce tigers to Central Asia. whilst I am not saying that I am opposed to this development, it has left me with concerns as to how the tigers, once they are reintroduced and becoming well established, will impact on the populations of wolves present in the region. I have this concern as, if I recall correctly, the tigers for this rewilding project have been sourced from populations of Siberian tigers, and in their native range in the Primorsky Krai, this species of tiger has been observed to effectively exterminate wolf populations to localised extinction within their territories. is there a risk that something similar could happen in Kazakhstan, with the tigers heavily predating on and outcompeting the local wolf populations? I would hope not, and if you have any sources to suggest that this would not be the case, and alleviate my worries for the Kazakh canines, that would be great, because as it currently stands I see no reason why the tigers would not behave in a similar manner as that observed in the Russian Far East.