🐅 Thailand's tiger population has increased fivefold in 15 years

🐅 Thailand's tiger population has increased fivefold in 15 years

The tiger population in Thailand's Western Forest Complex has increased from approximately 40 individuals in 2007 to between 179 and 223 last year. WWF calls the increase extraordinary. Major tiger population recoveries have also been noted in India and Nepal.

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  • The tiger population in Thailand's Western Forest Complex has increased from approximately 40 individuals in 2007 to between 179 and 223 last year.
  • WWF calls the increase extraordinary.
  • Major tiger population recoveries have also been noted in India and Nepal.

Sharp increase in tigers in Thailand

The tiger population in Thailand's Western Forest Complex, near the border with Myanmar, has increased almost five times over the past 15 years. From about 40 tigers in 2007 to between 179 and 223 last year, according to the country's Department of National Parks.

Stuart Chapman, who leads WWF's Tigers Alive initiative, calls the increase "extraordinary".

Major tiger population recoveries have also been noted in India and Nepal. In both countries, the number of Bengal tigers has increased in recent years to 3,600 and 355 respectively thanks to conservation measures.

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