Camera traps have recorded tigers in Prachuap Khiri Khan alongside Fea’s muntjac and other rare wildlife during a five-month survey, conservation officials announced on Sunday, 13 September.
The survey, conducted between April and August with the Freeland Foundation, covered the upper section of Krom Luang Chumphon North Wildlife Sanctuary.
Nithat Nunsong, director of the Protected Areas Regional Office 3, Phetchaburi Branch, said the findings indicated that the forest continued to provide suitable habitat for wildlife. He credited patrol operations and research partnerships with helping protect the area.
“The images of such a wide variety of wildlife are a very encouraging sign,” he said.
Nithat highlighted the presence of tigers, which are predators at the top of the food chain, and the rarely seen Fea’s muntjac as evidence of the forest’s ecological health.
Rare wildlife recorded alongside tigers
The cameras captured three wild cat species: tigers, Asian golden cats and clouded leopards.
They also recorded banded linsangs, Fea’s muntjac, gaur, sun bears, Malayan porcupines, wild boar and pig-tailed macaques moving and feeding in the sanctuary.
The findings were submitted by sanctuary chief Kittisak Somsri. The announcement did not specify how many individual tigers were recorded.
Officials will analyse the photographs and location data to guide habitat management and strengthen measures against encroachment and poaching.
The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation will continue research with partner organisations to assess wildlife population densities. It also plans to involve surrounding communities in protecting the forest and its wildlife.
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