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Hidden cameras capture rare species

Natural habitat: A camera trap captures a mother tiger being tagged along by two cubs in Mae Wong National Park.

Camera traps installed deep in the forest of Mae Wong National Park have revealed rare wildlife including a mother tiger and her two cubs and bantengs thought to have disappeared from the park 40 years ago.

The cameras were installed in 94 spots throughout the forest as part of a 10-year research initiative into the rehabilitation of the wild tiger population and their prey in the Mae Wong, Klong Lan and Klong Wang Chao national parks in Kamphaeng Phet and adjacent Tak province.

The research is being undertaken in collaboration with WWF Thailand, said Neramit Songsaeng, chief of the Mae Wong National Park.

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