Talk:Wildlife in South and Southeast Asia
Latest comment: 8 months ago by Ibaman in topic Red junglefowl
Scope and focus[edit]
It looks like this article covers South and Southeast Asia. Do we want to have one article for both regions? The other issue, of course, is that it needs to have more of a travel focus, which would cover where to possibly see these creatures, particularly in the wild. Ikan Kekek (talk) 12:05, 7 December 2019 (UTC)
- The article is intended to describe the Indomalayan Region, which includes South Asia, Southeast Asia, and southern China. If the name is not representative, we could consider a renaming. In a manner similar to Eurasian wildlife, the article could have a map of national parks and other destination famous for wildlife. /Yvwv (talk) 12:40, 7 December 2019 (UTC)
- Perhaps, but we should be mindful that we already have Indian national parks and wildlife sanctuaries, which could substantially (though obviously not exhaustively) overlap. I think the name is not representative, because Southeast Asian countries are pretty much never grouped with South Asia, the latter designation being pretty much exclusive to the territory of what was known in colonial times as India, plus Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and sometimes Afghanistan. I don't know if even Myanmar, part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is ever considered part of South Asia. Ikan Kekek (talk) 12:55, 7 December 2019 (UTC)
- What would be a better name? Indomalayan wildlife? Wildlife in South and Southeast Asia? /Yvwv (talk) 13:09, 7 December 2019 (UTC)
- The latter. The former name won't be recognized by non-specialists. I used to live in Malaysia and hadn't heard of "Indomalayan" wildlife until tonight, when I read this article. Ikan Kekek (talk) 13:56, 7 December 2019 (UTC)
- What would be a better name? Indomalayan wildlife? Wildlife in South and Southeast Asia? /Yvwv (talk) 13:09, 7 December 2019 (UTC)
- Perhaps, but we should be mindful that we already have Indian national parks and wildlife sanctuaries, which could substantially (though obviously not exhaustively) overlap. I think the name is not representative, because Southeast Asian countries are pretty much never grouped with South Asia, the latter designation being pretty much exclusive to the territory of what was known in colonial times as India, plus Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and sometimes Afghanistan. I don't know if even Myanmar, part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is ever considered part of South Asia. Ikan Kekek (talk) 12:55, 7 December 2019 (UTC)
Red junglefowl[edit]
There seems to be a disagreement for how to mention the red junglefowl. @The dog2, Ibaman:, please make your statements. /Yvwv (talk) 16:03, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
- yeah, this is the "Wildlife in South and Southeast Asia" article. Mentioning that it occurs in "India, Bangladesh AND SOUTHEAST ASIA" gets really ugly, redundant, smelly of people who don't have a clue about what they're talking about. If you really feel the need for this info, revert it. Ibaman (talk) 16:12, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
- It is endemic to this bioregion, which is why it should be mentioned. Many tourists will be curious to see the wild ancestors of domestic chickens. You can see domestic chickens everywhere, but if what you want to see is the red junglefowl, you have to come here. You can't find it everywhere in India, and even in Southeast Asia it is not found on Borneo. The dog2 (talk) 16:14, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
- @Ibaman: Since you object so vehemetly to mentioning Southeast Asia in this sentence, does this look better now? The dog2 (talk) 16:21, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
- yes, totally, you're a resourceful and emphatic dude, congrats for this effort. Ibaman (talk) 16:22, 30 August 2023 (UTC)