	International Animal Rescue Dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of suffering animals
ABOUT US \| NEWS \| MEDIA \| WHERE WE WORK \| SUPPORT US \| DONATE \| SHOP \| DOWNLOADS \| CONTACT

"Each and every one of us has the ability to look at an animal and see if that animal is in pain. And if an animal is in pain, surely if we are human – if we are caring, thinking people – surely it is our responsibility to try to do whatever we can to stop that suffering."

John Hicks, IAR Founder

Raise funds for IAR when you search the web

Global News - December 2007

< Back to Global News

Thai reserve 'could sustain 2,000 tigers'

Fri 21 December 2007 13:15 UK — Asia,Big Cats

Picture for article A reserve in Thailand could support a population of up to 2,000 tigers, making it a stronghold for the endangered animal, according to a new report.

Scientists from the Thai Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, working with US experts, learnt that the area in Thailand's Western Forest Complex currently holds 720 tigers.

However, their research revealed that levels of adequate habitat and protection in the country meant that the region could cope with a far higher population density of the big cat.

Following the publication of the report, Thai experts claimed that the systems used in the reserve made it an excellent option for developing the tiger population.

"The tiger and prey population monitoring and patrol improvement systems have given people hope and direction to do better for tigers and other wildlife," said Saskit Simcharoen, a tiger specialist working for the Thai government.

ABC News recently reported that the worldwide population of tigers has fallen by as much as 95 per cent in the past 100 years.

Help IAR rescue and rehabilitate endangered wildlife.

News brought to you by International Animal Rescue, leaders in wildlife rescue and rehabilitation. ADNFCR-1120-ID-18403850-ADNFCR

< Back to Global News | Read IAR News

Read IAR News >

Latest News

August 2008
Volunteer gives glowing report of her time in Goa
Gal Marwitz from Israel has given a glowing account of the time she spent volunteering at IAR’s clinic and rescue centre in Goa.

July 2008
Wildlife traders sent to prison in Indonesia
Following a joint raid earlier this year by the Forestry Department, International Animal Rescue and the Institute of Animal Advocacy (LASA), two traders in Jatinegara market, Jakarta, Indonesia were arrested.

June 2008
Update on IAR’s work in Indonesia
As well as macaques and slow lorises, our team in Indonesia has ended the suffering of a number of endangered Javan gibbons living in misery in a centre known as Cikananga.

June 2008
Goa vets examine hawksbill sea turtle
In June the vets at the International Animal Rescue centre in Goa had an unusual patient in the form of a giant Hawksbill sea turtle.