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Just when Thailand was beginning to celebrate the emerging recovery of its wild tiger population comes devastating news. 

 

Hunters are shooting the beasts and putting them on the barbie.

 

National Park rangers in Kanchanaburi seized two Bengal tiger pelts and weapons at a campsite near the border with Myanmar in Thong Pha Phum district.

 

Five suspects managed to flee - leaving fresh tiger meat roasting on the BBQ.

 

The tigers had been lured with the carcase of a dead cow, reported Manager. The hunters lay in wait with guns.

 

The five managed to escape when dogs barked and alerted them to their impending arrest. 

 

Niphon Jamnongsirisak, director of Protected Area 3, confirmed the shocking case as measures against poachers were taking place. 

 

The pelts of the tigers were hanging up to dry and were retrieved along with dozens of other items.

 

Thailand's wild tiger population has been on the increase. In a case earlier in the week one was found in a mango orchard after killing a dog. 

 

Ital Thai chief and billionaire Premchai Karnasuta now languishes in jail for a couple of years after being convicted of shooting a panther and cooking it up.

 

Investigations in the latest case continue including the provenance of one of the guns found at the scene believed to belong to a defence volunteer. 

 

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absolute low lifes ....

7 minutes ago, webfact said:

- leaving fresh tiger meat roasting on the BBQ

Who eats cats?

 

Bloody disgusting 

Should be plenty of DNA at the scene , has it been collected .

doubt it.

regards Worgeordie 

If it was up to me, i'd soon see those criminals turning on the BBQ spit themselves and see how it felt...

The thai airforce better invest in small airplanes or helicopters with night vision equipment rather than buying useless fighter jets to defend a non-existing thread.

They could find those poachers plus illegal immigrants and drug smugglers.

Thailand needs to go up to the highest level on the watchlist.

Only way things are going to change.

That fat <deleted> panther killer out on bail already?!? 

 

Hope these 5 are rounded up quickly and punished severely. 

Cattlemen who killed tigers at national park surrender, say they killed their cows

 

 

Four cattle farmers, wanted by the police for allegedly killing two tigers in Thong Pha Phum national park in Thailand’s western province of Kanchanaburi, have explained that they shot the two big cats because they had killed several cows.

 

The four men, who claimed to be cattlemen, gave themselves up to police and national park officials at a pre-arranged location in Pilok sub-district. They were taken to Thong Pha Phum district police station for questioning.

 

The four suspects claimed that they had borrowed a shotgun from a defence volunteer and had their own muzzle-loading guns and a small calibre rifle to hunt tigers in the national park. They also took cattle carcasses, to be used as bait to lure the tigers into the open.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/cattlemen-who-killed-tigers-at-national-park-surrender-say-they-killed-their-cattle/

 

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What sort of lowlife kills a beautiful Tiger. 

On 1/13/2022 at 3:56 PM, Skeptic7 said:

That fat <deleted> panther killer out on bail already?!? 

 

Hope these 5 are rounded up quickly and punished severely. 

Execute poachers and send the message that the lives of these endangered species are worth infinitely more than the lived of poachers . Vile and disgusting.

On 1/13/2022 at 3:56 PM, Skeptic7 said:

That fat <deleted> panther killer out on bail already?!? 

 

Hope these 5 are rounded up quickly and punished severely. 

probably won't happen.  But why didn't they have rangers at the northern end of there escape route  ?

surely they know they would have dogs and run quickly ?   pathetic work imo

Ok.  So I was a going to say lighten up everyone - just some guys trying to protect their livelihood….

Then discussed this with wife - she says ‘ same people who shot black tiger - can do anything because have a lot of money’.  

Based on this ,  I agree -  throw the book at these low lifes!!

Any animal should be adequately protected in a National Park.

9 minutes ago, steven100 said:

pathetic work imo

Panthetic work would be better

6 minutes ago, G Rex said:

Any animal should be adequately protected in a National Park

not in Lie land ......    nothing is protected except those with $$$

A cattle ban around the perimeter of all national parks; probably 30 kilometers would  be enough. Hogs, chickens, and dogs too.

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The four suspects claimed that they had borrowed a shotgun from a defence volunteer and had their own muzzle-loading guns and a small calibre rifle to hunt tigers in the national park

It's like the dark ages... 

Thailand should adopt the India's compensation for co-existence. 

The shooting of a baby Elephant last week,      whats next ..

 

Bhudda teachings = be kind to animals 

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The four suspects claimed that they had borrowed a shotgun from a defence volunteer and had their own muzzle-loading guns and a small calibre rifle to hunt tigers in the national park. They also took cattle carcasses, to be used as bait to lure the tigers into the open.

Perhaps Thailand officials need to explain to the IQ-impaired segment of Thai society exactly what the purpose of national parks are and their role in protecting endangered species - which cows are not.

14 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

What sort of lowlife kills a beautiful Tiger. 

This sort. 

 

14 hours ago, G Rex said:

Ok.  So I was a going to say lighten up everyone - just some guys trying to protect their livelihood….

Then discussed this with wife - she says ‘ same people who shot black tiger - can do anything because have a lot of money’.  

Based on this ,  I agree -  throw the book at these low lifes!!

Any animal should be adequately protected in a National Park.

Couldn't come to this obvious conclusion on your own? Took your wife to convince you about the seriousness of an endangered species, facing possible extinction, being illegally killed? No matter how much money they have either. Still the same heinous crime and the punishment should be severe. 

This doesn't quite add up, Bengal tigers are not found in this area, it's the Indochinese tiger and they are so rare that even capturing them on photo traps deep in the jungle is an achievement. Googling tells me there's widespread illegal cattle grazing in the area and where there's cattle grazing there is a noticeable absence of all wildlife, including tigers and prey.

23 minutes ago, Skeptic7 said:

This sort. 

 

Couldn't come to this obvious conclusion on your own? Took your wife to convince you about the seriousness of an endangered species, facing possible extinction, being illegally killed? No matter how much money they have either. Still the same heinous crime and the punishment should be severe. 

i wouldn't have wasted the words on him to be honest , you aint going to fix stupid through common sense 

1 hour ago, Skeptic7 said:

This sort. 

 

Couldn't come to this obvious conclusion on your own? Took your wife to convince you about the seriousness of an endangered species, facing possible extinction, being illegally killed? No matter how much money they have either. Still the same heinous crime and the punishment should be severe. 

 

1 hour ago, monty1412 said:

i wouldn't have wasted the words on him to be honest , you aint going to fix stupid through common sense 

I bow to your superior intellect and wisdom.  

The world is fortunate to have incredible beings like you  

20 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

They also took cattle carcasses, to be used as bait to lure the tigers into the open.

 

One each, casually slung over their shoulders?

Low life garbage. 10 years in jail minimum. That will never happen, of course.

On 1/13/2022 at 4:37 AM, SAFETY FIRST said:

Who eats cats?

 

Bloody disgusting 

Gen. Prawit looks like he could use a few Tiger Penis boosters.....especially when he meets the CCP ambassador.....

Right! But after killing them for killing their cows let’s skin the tigers and sell their fur for an exorbitant amount of money, too, while we’re at it, shall we? 
 

i don’t believe a single word! It was all about selling the fur to begin with! 

On 1/13/2022 at 3:49 PM, CLW said:

The thai airforce better invest in small airplanes or helicopters with night vision equipment rather than buying useless fighter jets to defend a non-existing thread.

They could find those poachers plus illegal immigrants and drug smugglers.

no need they have smart cars

6 minutes ago, Meat Pie 47 said:

no need they have smart cars

Got you. I wanna see that Beeemer on a forest path ????