Our Projects: Thap Lan Tiger Project
DSWF supported since: 2010
Funding to date: £10,000
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Feb 2012 - 'Butchers of Bangkok' caught with blood on their hands
May 2011 - Camera trapping shows surprising tiger population in Thap Lan
Initial surveys indicate an important remnant tiger population and, given the extremely low numbers of tigers remaining in the wild, this makes Thap Lan a critical landscape for tiger conservation in Thailand.
The primary aim of DSWF's funding is to support the professional development and training of anti-poaching techniques for park rangers enabling them to build their capacity to protect wildlife populations, especially tigers. Rangers are also being trained to collect and record presence and distribution data for mammal species during the course of routine patrols which will allow park managers to identify core areas where anti-poaching initiatives are most needed.
Along with ranger training, DSWF is also supporting awareness raising in the community about why the Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex - of which Thap Lan is part - is important as a World Heritage Site. This includes visits to schools immediately adjacent to the park.
FREELAND's staff have extensive experience of conducting educational activities in Thai schools and are able to reach the children of poachers and influence their attitudes before they become involved in poaching themselves. Breaking the poaching cycle is critical to the long-term survival of the important wildlife populations in the Forest Complex.
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