Tigers are reviving in Asia

The American Nature Conservation Association (WCS) announced that the number of tigers in Asia, especially in the southwestern region of India, has increased again in the past thanks to conservation efforts.

Livescience said the WCS scientists analyzed image data from camera traps in forests in Asia and found that the number of tigers increased. They argue that strict law enforcement and tiger habitat activities are the two most important factors. For example, Thai police discovered a tiger poaching organization in Thailand last year and the line leader received a five-year prison sentence - the highest penalty for poaching wildlife in Thailand. .

"The number of tigers in Huai Kha Khaeng Nature Reserve in Thailand has increased steadily since 2007. Officials have listed more than 50 tigers last year," WCS announced.

A flock of tigers caught sight of camera traps in Russia. (Photo: WCS)

Huai Kha Khaeng Nature Reserve is part of Thailand's Western Forest Complex. The area of ​​the Western Forest Complex is up to 18,000 km ² and is home to about 125 to 175 tigers.

In India's Nagarahole and Bandipur national parks, the number of tigers has reached saturation. The management of the two protected areas counted more than 600 tigers thanks to camera trapping over the past 10 years.

Conservationists work together with the Russian government to expand tiger protection areas. On October 18, Russia announced it had opened a long corridor to connect Russia's Amur tiger population to the tiger populations of Heilongjiang province in China. Tigers can move freely across the Russian-Chinese border in this corridor.

According to the Wildlife Trade and Control Network (TRAFFIC), only about 3,200 tigers live in the wild. A century ago there were about 100,000 tigers in the world. The total area of ​​the region where tigers live in the world has fallen by 93% within the past century. The wild tigers now live in small flocks and are distributed in places separate from the outside world. That situation makes them vulnerable to poaching and the decline of prey.

"It is clear that the tiger is struggling hard to survive, but it is important that human beings can still hope that they will not disappear in the future. The initial achievements in the tiger protection effort came. The motivation for us to continue protecting this big cat, ' said Cristian Samper, WCS president.