Thai project offers hope for endangered Indochinese tigers

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Thai project offers hope for endangered Indochinese tigers

By KORNRAWEE PANYASUPPAKUN 
THE NATION 

A tiger rescued from the illegal wildlife trade is relocated to the breeding centre in Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary. Too old to return to the forest, it must spend its entire life there.

AS ON of the last refuges of Indochinese tigers, Thailand is working to protect the endangered big cats from poachers

A tiger conservation centre was launched last Friday in Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary, where forest rangers will be trained to track the endangered big cats, their prey – and their poachers.

Hunting has taken a devastating toll on Indochinese tigers, native to Thailand and neighbouring countries.

They have disappeared from the forests of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. It has been a decade since one was last sighted in Cambodia, and in Vietnam the beautiful beasts have been hunted to eradication for their skin and bones, says leading tiger researcher Anak Pattanavibool. 

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-- The Nation 2019-01-11