Endangered tiger tracked by Thai wildlife officials dies aged 9

An endangered tiger known as ‘Thanakorn’ who lived in a national park in the northern province of Uthai Thani has died at age nine. The news was posted yesterday on Thailand Tiger Project’s Facebook page.

On Tuesday evening, Thailand Tiger Project received an electronic notification saying “expiration detected” linked to an ID number belonging to Thanakorn the tiger. The team weren’t sure what the message meant and thought it might mean that the tiger’s electronic collar had come loose or malfunctioned.

The next morning, the team went out to look for the tiger at Huai Kha Khaeng National Park and found that Thanakorn had passed away. The organisation did not mention Thanakorn’s cause of death, but as the lifespan of a tiger is eight to ten years in the wild, perhaps Thanakorn’s life naturally came to an end.

The team had met Thanakorn six years ago. Apparently,…