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Wildlife officials find tiger carcass in national park

Went astray: The carcass of what is believed to be five-year-old tiger Vichit, found in Mae Wong National Park in Kamphaeng Phet. (Photo supplied)

Wildlife officials have found a tiger carcass located at Mae Wong National Park, said to be a five-year-old tiger named Vichit.

Vichit the tiger reportedly strayed out of its habitat in Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary before dying.

Rungroj Asavakultarin, the chief of Nakhon Sawan’s Protected Areas Regional Office 12, said he had been informed on Jan 9 by rangers from Mae Wong National Park in Kamphaeng Phet province that a tiger carcass had been found dead near a creek.

According to an examination, there were traces of animal fangs on its neck and body and claw wounds all over the…

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