The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) is to withdraw the operating licence of Mukda Suan Sua (Mukda Tiger Park & Farm) after DNA tests showed that two of its tiger cubs were not born in captivity after all.
The decision comes after DNA tests were carried out on the cubs and their presumed parents — “Do Do” and “Ma Feung”.
The tests showed that two cubs — “Khao Mao” and “Khao Pluak” — did not share the adults’ DNA, as the park operator had claimed, and were therefore thought to have been smuggled in.
The DNP on Tuesday filed charges against the…