In Thailand, a wild tiger wandered into a village and caused panic among the population. Rangers managed to capture the three-year-old, skinny and starving big cat with a trap in Kamphaeng Phet province.
Because there are fewer than 200 specimens left in the wild in Thailand, such encounters are rare.
Tiger was taken to a wildlife park
The animal was injured in its left leg and was extremely thin. Vets anesthetized it to take it to a wildlife park. The tiger will be treated and cared for there before being released in about two months to the Huai Kha Khaeng nature reserve – far from villages and people, the Bangkok Post newspaper reported, citing the responsible authorities.
Poaching is taking its toll on tigers
Thailand is considered the center of the range of the Indochinese tiger (Panthera tigris corbetti). The subspecies is classified as critically endangered. Poaching, illegal trade and habitat loss have particularly affected the population.
However, in recent years the number in Thailand’s forests has increased again: last year authorities estimated there were 189 – twice as many as in 2014.
Source: Krone
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