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(12-12-2019, 01:35 PM)peter Wrote:

(12-12-2019, 12:31 PM)Rishi Wrote:

(12-12-2019, 11:57 AM)peter Wrote: RISHI

Interesting information. In southeast Asia (Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam), however, tigers are completely gone. The forests are still there, but they're empty. And they're loaded with snares. Steel snares. Millions of them.

Malaysia and Thailand still have tigers, but the total number most probably is below 400. The reports about Burma (Myanmar) also are alarming. There could be some tigers left in remote regions, but chances are they won't last long.

If I was involved in tiger protection in India, Nepal and Bhutan, I would be very wary.

Forests with steel-snares can be easily clensed with metal detectors. It's time - consuming, meticulous work but not overly complicated... The landmines or unexploded ordnance littered over Vietnam, parts of Cambodia & Laos however pose another level of challenge.

Situation in Myanmar too might be less dire than previously thought (#79), Thailand too is facing the odds well.
Indonesia & Malaysia are lagging behind, nor are they doing much about the increasingly alarmed situation.

I recently posted about the number of snares in Southeast Asia in the tiger-extinction thread. Experts think there are many millions in Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Malaysia combined. Most of them will never be found.

According to those who know, tigers are gone in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. In Malaysia the situation is so alarming, that some are considering a very different policy regarding poachers:

https://www.asiaone.com/malaysia/save-malayan-tiger-poachers-could-be-shot-sight

I do not doubt the intentions and efforts of those involved in conservation, but it's a fact the commitment at the level of politics often is lacking. The only exceptions are Russia, India, Nepal, Thailand and Malaysia. In Russia, India and Nepal, the number of tigers is slowly increasing. In Thailand, however, tigers are struggling. In Malaysia and, in particular, Sumatra, they seem to be on their way out.

The fact is that the future of tigers is linked to Russia, India, Nepal and Bhutan. In all other countries the question is when, not if they will be eliminated. But it is good to know that these 4 countries look like to be doing a good work, specially for small and not rich Nepal and Bhutan, this is a very challenging task. Congratulations to them !! It is interesting that many countries which have already destroyed theirs flora and fauna ( like the europeans, for example ) love to criticize other countries in questions related to environment. Reply