Posted on 03/28/2017 1:46:24 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Conservationists on Tuesday hailed the discovery of a new breeding population of tigers in Thailand as a miraculous victory for a sub-species feared wiped out by poaching.
Images of four mothers and six cubs, captured by camera traps in an eastern Thai jungle throughout 2016, confirm the presence of what is only the worlds second known breeding population of the endangered Indochinese tiger.
The last such tiger family was seen 15 years ago in a western forest corridor along Thailands border with Myanmar.
The extraordinary rebound of eastern Thailands tigers is nothing short of miraculous,
(Excerpt) Read more at thestar.com.my ...
Thailand?
Quick, shoot them and sell their spleens to the Chinese as an aphrodisiac. (Do I sound as disgusted as I feel about the poaching of these beautiful kitties?)
Those tigers will never be safe as long as there are chinese...
Just say’n.
My wife’s first words, “Okay, Thailand, you know they’re there, protect them. They are out in the middle of nowhere just trying to stay alive and protect their pride. And poach anyone who tries to harm them. Better yet, take the poachers weapons away and put them out there to poach without them. Seems fair. The tigers don’t have any guns”
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