Updated Feb 24, 2021 | 16:01 IST
The study stressed that the population fragmentation of these tigers could lead to a decrease in variation and could potentially endanger them further.
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With populations being fragmented due to the loss of habitat, Indian tigers are now indulging in inbreeding which could eventually lead to the loss of this diversity, a study has shown.
Uma Ramakrishnan, who is the co-author of the research, published in the journal Molecular Biology and Evolution, while speaking to news agency PTI, said, "As the human population started expanding, so also their signatures on the land. We know that some of these signatures would result in disrupting the ability of tigers to move,”