Still Waters Posted March 28, 2017 #1 Share Posted March 28, 2017 A new breeding population of the critically endangered Indochinese tiger has been found in a national park in eastern Thailand, conservationists say. Camera traps discovered a small population with at least six cubs in the jungle. Poaching and the loss of habitat has reduced the global population of the sub-species to under 250. Conservationists said the success was due to the stepping-up of anti-poaching efforts in Thailand. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-39423053 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claire. Posted March 29, 2017 #2 Share Posted March 29, 2017 I'm so glad the Indochinese tigers are rebounding. They are such beautiful animals. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorybebe Posted March 29, 2017 #3 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Nice to hear they are finding animals instead of more dying. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strunk64 Posted March 31, 2017 #4 Share Posted March 31, 2017 (edited) I think the miraculous part is that some "hunter" hasn't made a trophy of them yet. The rhino wasn't even safe in the zoo. (edited because the text didn't all show up) Edited March 31, 2017 by strunk64 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark56 Posted April 1, 2017 #5 Share Posted April 1, 2017 I remember a story(when I was in the USMC many years ago) told to me by an old Gunnery Sergeant about some Marines in Vietnam that set up an ambush on a trail in the very early morning hours. During an ambush, you have to have absolute silence and no moving about. Sometime during the night one of the Marines was suddenly grabbed by one of his legs and began to be dragged backwards. It turned out to be a Bengal Tiger. He tried stabbing the tiger with his Ka-Bar knife subsequently scaring it away and not giving away their position. A fantasic story, not sure if it was an urban myth or not, but I'm convinced that a lot of larger than life experiences happened in that insane war we had over in "The Nam" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orphalesion Posted April 2, 2017 #6 Share Posted April 2, 2017 (edited) Awesome! Any animal species recovering their numbers and reclaiming their environment is good news. On 30/03/2017 at 7:18 PM, seanjo said: And at least one male somewhere if there are cubs. I wouldn't use the word miraculous. Well it's Lion Jesus, not Tiger Jesus, haven't you read the Narnia books? Though the is an old poem called "Christ the Tiger" Edited April 2, 2017 by Orphalesion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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