Country Snapshot - Thailand

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TCL - Tiger Conservation Landscapes

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Status of National Tiger Action Plan

Available: Yes

Approval date: 2004

Approval authority: Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment, Royal Government of Thailand

Revision expected: Yes

Key Tiger-Related Statistics

Estimated number of tigers: 250-700 *
* Estimated number of ADULT tigers, source: 2009 IUCN Red List http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/15955/0

Subspecies: Malayan tiger & Indochinese tiger

Number of Tiger Conservation Landscapes (TCLs) identified: 10

Area of TCL: 115,884 km²

Area of TCL under protection: 23,531 km²

* This estimate is for the Indochinese subspecies occurring in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam , but the exact number in Thailand remains unverified.

Priority Issues and Actions
(from Existing National Tiger Action Plan and/
or Other Sources)

Improvement in wildlife crime control
Substitution of forest-based livelihoods
Amelioration of human-wildlife conflicts
Public awareness programs
Forest fire management
Tiger monitoring framework
Improvement in Protected Area management, infrastructure and equipment
Tiger translocations
Averting threats from development infrastructure
Trans-boundary cooperation with Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia

Key National Stakeholders

Main Government Agencies: Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment

Main Non-governmental Groups: Puen Pa, Wildlife Conservation Society, World Wildlife Fund, Wildlife Fund Thailand

Country Membership

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES): Yes

Global Tiger Forum: No

Opportunities for Early Action

Capacity-building for detection of trafficking and trade
Public awareness programs on tiger trade bans
Developing strategies for forest fire management
Developing tiger monitoring framework
Improvement in Protected Area management, infrastructure and equipment
Tiger translocations