Thailand first country in Southeast Asia to increase its wild tiger population
Today is Global Tiger Day and this year is one for the history books. The Royal Thai Government has announced that the country’s national wild tiger population is increasing. Decades of poaching and forest loss had caused Thailand’s wild tiger population to decrease, but after years of concerted conservation efforts wild tiger populations have been stable for a number of years at 148-189. The latest population estimate, released by the Royal Thai Government, is between 179-223.
WWF commends closure of Thai zoo embroiled in illegal tiger trade allegations
Bangkok, Thailand – WWF Thailand commends the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) on their special law enforcement operation which will result in the closure of the Mukda Tiger Zoo and Farm and a permanent suspension of the zoo’s operating permit.WWF Thailand’s CEO, Pimpavadee Phaholyothin, applauded the DNP’s proactive, continuous efforts, including intensive investigation and enforcement actions, noting their contribution to the conservation of tigers, a species that has long been threatened by poaching and trade.
Tiger is our neighbor: forest-to-city efforts to save the wild big cats
With less than 200 Indochinese tigers left in the Thai forest, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Thailand and B.Grimm have further consolidated joint efforts to safeguard the remaining big cats in Khlong Lan and Khlong Wang Chao national parks, part of the Western Forest Complex, which serves as the country’s tiger conservation landscape.
