More proof of these poor animals being punched in the face and urine squirted at them. Surely the time has come for the Thai authorities to close down this horrible establishment. See link below to read the sad story in The Washington Post.
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A most interesting and enlightening interview with a reputed wildlife biologist on the important subject of saving and creating corridors for tigers and other wildlife between Protected Areas. See link below to read the report in The Times of India.
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The team of Thai and international scientists said that Thailand was the only place in Southeast Asia where tigers are confirmed to be increasing in population, and believe even better days lay ahead for the beautiful animals. The study findings came after the Thai government teamed up with the Wildlife Conservation Society to establish an intensive patrol system in Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary in Uthai Thani to curb poaching of tigers and their prey and to try to boost the wi ...
The latest arrests were made in Pahalwanpur in Kailali district on Wednesday, where police held eight persons, including six Indian nationals of a nomadic community involved in poaching for generations. In Kailali alone, three arrests related to tiger poaching have been made in the past one year.
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If not for the tragic accident that killed the two-month pregnant tigress on Friday morning along the East Coast Expressway Phase 2 (LPT2), we would have three tigers – one mother and her two cubs -roaming the jungles of Peninsular Malaysia in a matter of months. See link below to read the report in FMT News.
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Recent evidence suggests that Malaysia only has about 250-340 tigers left in the wild, so the loss of even a single individual is a huge blow to the tiger population. Based on official figures, parts from a mind-boggling 92 tigers were seized in Peninsular Malaysia from 2000 to 2012. This remains the tip of the iceberg however, as for every successful seizure there are undoubtedly many more that go undetected. See link below to read the report in the FMT.
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The state forest department and the National Tiger Conservation Association also favour more tiger reserves for the state which has the most number of tigers in India. From the earlier estimate of 406 tigers, the tiger population in Karnataka has now gone slightly up. ...
he census report released by the Wildlife Institute of India omitted protected areas like Male Mahadeshwara (MM Hills) Wildlife Sanctuary and Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary , traditionally not known for tigers. Now, a scientific analysis of 1,933 sqkm done through camera-trapping has found a healthy tiger population in the two protected areas. While at MM Hills, 12 tigers were discovered, two were documented at Cauvery ."These areas have the potential to double their tiger count within five y ...