by Natthaphon Sangpolsit

    

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand is aiming to become the leading Southeast Asian nation in terms of the size of its tiger population by 2034.

 

During an event commemorating International Tiger Day on Friday (29 July), Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa said the kingdom was praised by neighboring countries at the 4th Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation for its efficient wildlife conservation efforts.

 

He added that the achievement in protecting these big cats was the result of the National Strategy for Tiger Conservation 2010-2022, which helped the nation have the highest number of wild tigers in Southeast Asia.

 

According to the Natural Resources and Environment Minister, the tiger population in the Thungyai and Huai Kha Khaeng wildlife sanctuaries increased from 42 in 2012 to 100 in 2022 as a result of a smart patrol system and technology certified by international standards. These innovations have been installed in 213 protected forest parks to provide safety for wildlife.

 

Thailand currently has an estimated 148-149 wild tigers in its national parks and wildlife sanctuaries, the most numerous in Southeast Asia. India remains the nation with the biggest tiger population in the world at nearly 3,000.

 

 

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Probably not good news for tigers.....

Another day, another hub.....

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Thailand is aiming to become the leading Southeast Asian nation in terms of the size of its tiger population by 2034.

 

6 hours ago, webfact said:

He added that the achievement in protecting these big cats was the result of the National Strategy for Tiger Conservation 2010-2022, which helped the nation have the highest number of wild tigers in Southeast Asia.

Talk about contradiction within two sentences.  Did the so called journalist even read his own article?

Maybe they could rehouse the 6 Tigers still stuck in Phukets abandoned zoo first

There's  a need to stock up on tiger parts for our Chinese friends.

I always  imagined "wild tigers" in Thailand constitute escapees from farms or "shows", similar to crocodiles.

This Webfact coincides with a programme that was on BBC World News this weekend regarding the situation in Nepal.The Tiger population was decreasing at an concerning rate so they decided to tackle the problem and double the number of tigers in ten years.

Ten years have gone by and the increase of tiger numbers is more more than double. However in the last 12 months 16 people have been killed by tigers.

 

If you are interested in full details the TV programme is called Return of the Tiger and is available on bbciplayer, The article from BBC World news can be found under the Asian section and you will have to scroll down to Saturday's items.