According to CNN, the number of tigers living in the West Forest complex in Thailand has increased more than 3 times; from 41 to 143 within 16 years (2007 - 2023).
This incredible result after monitoring by the Thai National Park Service in collaboration with the Wildlife Conservation Association was just officially published in the journal of Ecology and Conservation for the World.
To be able to track the tigers' population and numbers, conservationists have installed a camera system around the forest since the project began in 2007. According to experts, they identified each individual tiger by looking at the stripes on their bodies.
Another good thing is that the number of Sambar deer released into this forest has doubled. This is a species that conservationists choose to breed and release into the wild with the purpose of balancing the ecosystem as well as promoting the development of tiger populations in the Western Forest complex.
The Western Forest area has an area of 18,000 km2, including 11 national parks and 6 wildlife conservation areas. This is the largest tropical forest in Southeast Asia.
In addition, this place is not only an important habitat for tigers but also many other Red Book animals such as Asian elephants, Red-crowned birds and Banteng wild boars. The forest owns a very diverse ecosystem of species, including 150 species of reptiles, 490 species of birds and 90 species of reptiles.
While Thailand is achieving results in its efforts to preserve and restore tigers, the situation of this species in many countries in Southeast Asia is not too optimistic.
Cranes have become extinct in Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines and in recent years, they have almost disappeared from the natural environment of Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
