Six tigers will be brought into Cambodia from India and released into the Srepok Wildlife Sanctuary in Mondulkiri province in 2022, while wildlife protection organisations have urged all stakeholders to raise awareness of the importance of tiger conservation.

Provincial Department of Environment director Keo Sopheak told The Post on Monday that India had agreed to export six tigers and release them into the sanctuary to help restore the species to Cambodia.

According to Wildlife Alliance, the last record of a tiger in Cambodia was in November 2007 in Srepok Wildlife Sanctuary.

Sopheak said: “From 2022 to 2023, if we think that the amount of food available for tigers has sufficiently increased, we will implement the plan and release them here.

“According to the plan, we will release six tigers to be brought in from India. The Indian government has agreed to the scheme.”

Srepok Wildlife Sanctuary, which spans more than 300,000ha, was chosen because experts considered the area to be abundant with food suitable for tigers, such as gaur, banteng and deer, he said.

On Sunday and Monday, the World Wide Fund For Nature in Cambodia (WWF-Cambodia) and the provincial Department of Environment marked Global Tiger Day in Sen Monorom town in Mondulkiri province with sprint races, artistic performances, educational games, question and answer sessions and an exhibition.

Global Tiger Day has been celebrated every July 29 since 2010, the last Chinese Year of the Tiger, when it was launched by leaders of the 13 tiger range countries – countries where tigers still roam free – and NGOs working to protect the species from extinction.

Well THATS not gunna work.
Those tigers dont even speak Khmer!

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I might send a letter to WWF and Wildlife Alliance pointing out how your neighbourhood, Barang chgout, would be a purr-fect site to let loose some tigers.


Jokes aside, I never thought this would ever eventuate, still not fully convinced.
But I sure hope WWF can pull this off, it would be a huge step forward for protection of this forest, and for conservation in Cambodia generally.
Khmers are going to love it and hopefully will throw their support behind the idea. Great way to help them make the connection between conservation and their very real appreciation of their wild animals.

How much does a dead tiger fetch in China?


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Barang chgout wrote: ↑Tue Jul 30, 2019 10:57 am How much does a dead tiger fetch in China?


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The same price as a dead one in Shitsville

Barang chgout wrote: ↑Tue Jul 30, 2019 10:57 am How much does a dead tiger fetch in China?


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You see various prices $10G - $100 G.
Bones up to $1000 Kg if from wild tiger.

If you want to buy a real live tiger cub, US is best - like AR 15's and crack cocaine, the market is far more healthy there than anywhere else. (From captive animals, very little regulation._
Only $5 - $10 G I believe.

Best of luck to those tigers they're importing. I dont hold high hopes..

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Recently in Vietnam:

7 dead tigers found in car in Vietnam
AFP -
July 26, 2019 5:12 PM
HANOI: A haul of frozen tiger carcasses found in a car in Hanoi has led to the arrest of a key wildlife trafficking suspect, Vietnamese state media said Friday, as the country tries to tackle a well-worn smuggling route from Laos.

Nguyen Huu Hue, who is believed to have smuggled animals in from neighbouring Laos for years, was arrested Thursday with two other people after seven dead tigers were discovered in their vehicle at a parking lot, according to Cong An Nhan Dan newspaper.

“Hue set up a company… which sells building material as a cover for the illegal trading of tigers and wildlife,” Cong An Nhan Dan, the official mouthpiece of the Ministry of Public Security, reported.

All seven tigers appeared to be cubs, according to photos of the seizure.

It was not immediately clear if the dead tigers had come from the wild or from the many illegal tiger farms in Laos, which supply much of Asia’s demand for tiger meat and parts.

Police have previously busted several other members of the same wildlife trafficking ring, which has been running for several years from a central province which shares a border with Laos.

Vietnam is both a consumption hub and popular smuggling route for illegal wildlife – from tigers to elephant tusks, pangolins and rhino horn.

Some of it is destined for domestic consumption in Vietnam, while the rest is smuggled on to China.
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/categ ... n-vietnam/

You could buy lions at Harrods in the '60's.
Cristian, the lion in that famous vid of his reunion with his former owner, was purchased there.
It seems they gave the lions lessons in good english manners before selling them. Hence, the reunion in the african bush was enthusiastic but not at all violent.

Presumably WWF will give these six tigers similar training in good interspecies relationships before releasing them in Mondulkiri.
So it should all end well...