Thailand’s new reserves to boost tiger population

[webfact]

Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation set plans in motion to create new wildlife reserves in Ratchaburi and Kanchanaburi. This move is part of a broader initiative to bolster the tiger population across the western forest complex.

 

The reserves are anticipated to serve as a link between Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary, located in Uthai Thani, and Kaeng Krachan National Park in Phetchaburi. This chain of reserves will contribute to forming an uninterrupted habitat for the tigers, reports Bangkok Post.

 

The director of the wildlife conservation division for conservation area 3 revealed that the decision was influenced by data obtained from camera traps in the region.

 

The footage showed that tigers often traverse between these two sanctuaries, indicating the presence of their natural range in Uthai Thani, Tak, Kanchanaburi, Ratchaburi and Phetchaburi.

 

by Mitch Connor

Photo courtesy of A G (Unsplash)

 

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[edwinchester]

Italian-Thai Execs already planning a couple of weekend camping trips.

[stoner]

so many more drugged up selfies.

[Nick Carter icp]

3 minutes ago, stoner said:

so many more drugged up selfies.

 

   I thought that you would be in favour of living beings being drugged up ?

Free drugs for the animals 

[cracker1]

Can anyone tell me what these tigers feed on, and does the Wildlife department breed food sources for them  ?

[KhaoNiaw]

7 minutes ago, cracker1 said:

Can anyone tell me what these tigers feed on, and does the Wildlife department breed food sources for them  ?

 

I think they manage on their own. There was some great remote camera footage a month or two ago from Huai Kha Khaeng with three tigers feasting on a Banteng.

 

Edited January 3 by KhaoNiaw

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

This move is part of a broader initiative to bolster the tiger population across the western forest complex.

Tourist attractions by any chance?

[PETERTHEEATER]

1 hour ago, cracker1 said:

Can anyone tell me what these tigers feed on, and does the Wildlife department breed food sources for them  ?

An opportunity to reduce Soi dog numbers.

[Burma Bill]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

to bolster the tiger population across the western forest complex.

 

A great initiative, but let us hope the tigers will be well protected from the poachers supplying the disgraceful Chinese Traditional Medicine Industry

[gomangosteen]

When we lived in Sa Kaeo we visited Pang Sida National Park and got permission at the ranger station to take the dirt trail a further 20km on our motorbike.

 

Given a briefing about conditions, and what must have been his all-time best joke, told us to keep the windows up, and if we saw a tiger take photos and note the location.

 

It was only after returning home we found that it wasn't completely a joke.

 

From the Thai National Park website: Some of the interesting mammals of Pang Sida are; elephants, tigers, marbled-cats, gaurs ... and so on.

 

 

 

 

[cracker1]

3 hours ago, KhaoNiaw said:

 

I think they manage on their own. There was some great remote camera footage a month or two ago from Huai Kha Khaeng with three tigers feasting on a Banteng.

 

Thanks  KhaoNiaw They certainly looked well nourished.