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Tigers are secretive by nature, making it difficult to estimate their populations in the wild. But Dr. K. Ullas Karanth of the Wildlife Conservation Society employs an ingenious solution: he uses remote "camera traps" to photograph unsuspecting tigers and identifies them later by their unique stripe patterns. As a result, he has helped develop a more reliable way to count—and protect—tigers in India's Western Ghats.

Read more about the study and results:
http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2014/02/28/counting-tigers-by-their-stripes/

PRODUCER AND VIDEOGRAPHER: Sandesh Kadur
EDITOR: Robin Conz
SENIOR PRODUCERS: Sarah Joseph and Jason Orfanon
ADDITIONAL IMAGES AND FOOTAGE COURTESY: Hans Weise, Ullas Karanth/WCS, Felis Creations, and G.P. Srikanth
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