Comments on: Barun Mitra: Sell the Tiger to Save It http://knowledgeproblem.com/2006/08/15/barun_mitra_sel/ Commentary on Economics, Information and Human Action Fri, 01 Jun 2012 16:51:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: George Dent http://knowledgeproblem.com/2006/08/15/barun_mitra_sel/#comment-3789 Sat, 01 Sep 2007 12:02:34 +0000 http://knowledgeproblem.wordpress.com/2006/08/15/barun_mitra_sel/#comment-3789 This argument completely ignores the stark economic fact that it will always be cheaper (and thus more profitable) to poach tigers rather than rear them, especially when the risks of capture by the authorities are so negligible.

]]> By: Diane http://knowledgeproblem.com/2006/08/15/barun_mitra_sel/#comment-3788 Wed, 16 Aug 2006 11:24:07 +0000 http://knowledgeproblem.wordpress.com/2006/08/15/barun_mitra_sel/#comment-3788 Great op-ed — the bit on wildlife-management as a revenue source for villagers in Zimbabwe especially caught my eye.

]]> By: Anonymous http://knowledgeproblem.com/2006/08/15/barun_mitra_sel/#comment-3790 Wed, 16 Aug 2006 00:51:57 +0000 http://knowledgeproblem.wordpress.com/2006/08/15/barun_mitra_sel/#comment-3790 Sell the tiger to save it

“Instead of pricing the tiger at zero and creating a profit opportunity for poachers, why not enable the business of tiger farming? That’s what kept the bison from going extinct in the 19th century.”

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