Tigers have been spotted in Thailand’s oldest nature reserve for the first time in 30 years. Camera traps have confirmed that at least six rare Indochina tigers are currently roaming the tropical forests of the Salak Phra Wildlife Sanctuary, the Bangkok Post newspaper reported Monday.
The group also includes a mother with her two boys, citing Seree Makboon, director of the Khao Namphu Nature and Wildlife Education Center, which is part of the reserve established in 1965. The presence of the big cats shows that the reserve’s forest ecosystem is in good condition, Makboon said. The Salak Phra Wildlife Sanctuary is located near Kanchanaburi west of the capital Bangkok.
Gethreatened by poaching and illegal trade
The Indochinese tiger (Panthera tigris corbetti) is classified as critically endangered. Thailand is believed to be the center of the subspecies’ remaining range. Poaching, illegal trade and habitat loss are considered the biggest threats to the global tiger population.
Source: Krone
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