Two of the tigers at the private camp of Nguyen Mau Chien in Thanh Hoa Province, February 2021. Photo by VnExpress/Le Hoang

 

Financial problems and complicated procedures have created a situation in which 11 tigers raised in captivity for 15 years remain unwanted in north-central Vietnam.

 

In 2007, Nguyen Mau Chien, a local in Thanh Hoa Province, bought 10 tiger cubs weighing around seven kilos each from an unidentified seller and brought them from Laos to Vietnam to raise near his home in Xuan Tin Commune of Tho Xuan District.

 

While his intent in making the purchase was not stated, demand for tiger parts for medicinal purposes has been high in Vietnam and China for a long time.

 

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Surely the WWF can do something, tigers are endangered. 

These ones may never be able survive in wild, however rehabilitated in a professional sanctury to assist in preserving the species is crucial.

The DNA can preserved , even if the females cannot breed, the male hopefully have active sperm for ivf programmes