Tiger attack! Buffalo farmer mauled in same area where alleged poachers shot two tigers

[webfact]

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A Karen man tending his cows and buffaloes in the west of Thailand was attacked by a tiger yesterday morning.

 

It was in the same area where rangers found two tiger skins drying and tiger meat on a barbecue. Several men were arrested and charged with poaching though they claimed they were just farmers protecting their stock.

 

Saser was with three other farmers. They had moved their 120 head of cattle in the wake of the shooting of the other tigers, reported Thai Rath.

 

Yesterday morning they were checking up on their herd that was grazing two kilometers from a village in the Thong Pha Phum area of Kanchanaburi. They feared another tiger may attack them.

 

And so it proved, but it was a man who was attacked. 

 

Suddenly a tiger jumped out and savaged Saser in the neck. He had a total of twenty wounds and was later ferried by river transport to Paholpolpayuhasena Hospital in Kanchanaburi due to the serious nature of his wounds, said local district chief Noppadech Kliawsirikul.

 

Wildlife expert Edwin Wiek told ASEAN NOW a couple of weeks ago that there are about 180 wild tigers in Thailand.

 

He suggested that the men responsible for the tiger shooting and skinning incident were probably trying to make money from the sale of the animal's body parts like skin, bones and penises.

 

This latest case - still very unusual in Thailand - raises the whole question of the rights of farmers to raise their stock and their inevitable confrontation with tigers as the latter's population increases. 

 

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[tomazbodner]

Tiger    1 : 2    Human

[hotchilli]

29 minutes ago, tomazbodner said:

Tiger    1 : 2    Human

No balls were injured in the game.

[Gandtee]

'Tiger. Tiger. Burning bright. In the forest of the night. Oh what mortal hand or eye, could send us to the cemetry?' Sorry, William Blake. ????

[digger70]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

It was in the same area where rangers found two tiger skins drying and tiger meat on a barbecue. Several men were arrested and charged with poaching though they claimed they were just farmers protecting their stock.

They should've gotten a Medal for just shooting the Cats .

If it was my farm I would do same before they had a chance of killing any of my family.     I don't care what any one says .

[PETERTHEEATER]

3 hours ago, hotchilli said:

No balls were injured in the game.

NAme changed by deed poll to Claude Balls...

[Thunglom]

On 1/29/2022 at 10:24 AM, digger70 said:

 I don't care what any one says .

Certainly true. - but it doesn't reflect well on yourself

[Thunglom]

Tiger /human conflict in other countries is dealt with bty specially trained people. I don't see any evidence of this is  Thailand.

"Tigers live in some of the most densely populated regions of the world, and partnering with people living and working in these areas is vital for the long-term recovery of the species. In India’s Pilibhit Tiger Reserve, Bagh Mitras—volunteer community response teams—have been trained in how to provide support in human-tiger conflict situations, understanding tiger behavior, and footprint identification. Their role is to provide support to local authorities and communities in preventing or responding to conflict situations when they arise." WWF

 

Despite what you read in the media there has been no significant success in saving the Tiger population in and around Thailand. However there is a lot of ENCROACHMENT into tiger habitat by humans. apart from the obvious potential confrontations there is another important spin off - that is the migration of Tigers in search of replacement habitat.

What needs to be established is whether the tigers have over or the humans and then we need to know the reasons why.

Sadly as ever, Thai authorities are retro rather than pro - active.

[Thunglom]

On 1/30/2022 at 6:38 AM, Denim said:

Tigers seem to be getting restless over there.

ask yourself why.

[metisdead]

A post with content that was copy and pasted from the Bangkok Post has been removed as per forum rules. 

 

A troll post has been reported and removed. 

[richard_smith237]

Well… at least it wasn’t a pit bull this time….