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Interpol Makes Arrests in Tiger Smuggling

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A coordinated international law enforcement operation has led to the arrest of 25 individuals suspected of taking part in the illicit trade of tigers, one of the world's most endangered species. Tags: wildlife smuggling tigers interpol asia endangered species.

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Endangered Malayan Tiger Cubs Born at Busch Gardens Tampa

4 The Love Of Animals

Three endangered Malayan tiger cubs were born at Busch Gardens Tampa Sunday, March 31. Malayan tigers are critically endangered. Malayan tigers are critically endangered. These newborn cubs will add to the genetic diversity of the Malayan tiger population and contribute to conservation efforts for the species.

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Are Thai Temple Tigers Drugged?

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Some conservationists worry that the tigers living at a Buddhist Temple in Thailand are drugged, but the monks deny it. Tourists visiting the Tiger Temple pay big money: anything from $15 just for entry, up to $50 for the very special photograph of a tiger with its head in your lap. Tags: tigers thailand.

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Top 10 Rarest Big Cats ( Pantherines , Acinoyx and Puma )

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South China Tiger Maybe few or Extinct in the Wild ? submitted by /u/Character-Sorbet-718 [link] [comments]

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Birding Sukau, Sabah, Borneo

10,000 Birds

With a picture of the then-queen of Thailand on it, if I remember correctly. Tiphys died either of a snakebite or of a mysterious illness but he was not killed by either a tiger or a rhinoceros. I guess he should have stuck with the substantially less dangerous trogons. Lucky him, right? Though he ended up dead anyway.

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Birding Singapore

10,000 Birds

In Singapore, Common Redshanks mostly drink Tiger Beer. The story is similar for the Red-breasted Parakeet – native and Near Threatened in Thailand and surrounding countries, but with an established breeding population in Singapore, quite likely established from escapees. I agree that the throat is white.

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Birding crème de la crème: Asia – Corbett to Taman Negara

10,000 Birds

At the time of writing, Thailand has 18 hotspots over 300 species, and I will focus on the #1, the Doi Inthanon National Park in the north, among the easternmost slopes of the Himalayan range. Other wildlife includes Asian Elephant , Tiger , Leopard. Other countries still have to reach the 300 birds threshold.

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