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Wild Thai Tiger Cub Footage Sparks Hope for Endangered Species
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/environment/2017/03/28/wild-thai-tiger-cub-footage-sparks-hope-for-endangered-species/#FcQvFwzFFpMwzbU1.99 ^

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 world’s 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 Thailand’s border with Myanmar.

”The extraordinary rebound of eastern Thailand’s tigers is nothing short of miraculous,”

(Excerpt) Read more at thestar.com.my ...


TOPICS: Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: thailand; tigers

1 posted on 03/28/2017 1:46:24 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Thailand?


2 posted on 03/28/2017 1:51:27 PM PDT by NEMDF
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To: nickcarraway

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?)


3 posted on 03/28/2017 2:04:46 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (a government contract becomes virtually a substitute for intellectual curiosity - Pres. Eisenhower)
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To: nickcarraway

Those tigers will never be safe as long as there are chinese...
Just say’n.


4 posted on 03/28/2017 2:08:22 PM PDT by glasseye
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To: nickcarraway

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”

red


5 posted on 03/28/2017 4:06:14 PM PDT by Redwood71
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