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Tiger preservation to be enhanced

Pictures of tigers are displayed during a meeting of concerned agencies to discuss ways to conserve tiger populations. (Photo: Piyarat Chongcharoen)

The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) is working with environmental organisations to tighten wild tiger protection measures, including the setting up of camera traps and a ban on raising cattle in protected areas.

Nipon Jomnongsirisak, director of the Protected Area Regional Office 3, agencies and environmental organisations met on Tuesday to discuss ways to conserve tiger populations.

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the Freeland Foundation, and Panthera Thailand were among those at the meeting.

The move stems from recent reports of tiger attacks on humans reportedly linked to the raising of…

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