Image of moving 7 tigers from Pu Mat to Phong Nha – Ke Bang
7 tigers were raised healthy by Pu Mat National Park and handed over to Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park, Quang Binh province to take care of.
This morning (March 22), Pu Mat National Park coordinated with the authorities of Nghe An province and the Center for Wildlife Conservation in Vietnam (SVW) to sign the handover ceremony of 7 tigers. Indochina for Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park for long-term care.
Previously, on August 1, 2021, Pu Mat National Park coordinated with SVW to receive from Nghe An Provincial Police 7 cubs aged 1-1.5 months. This is evidence of the case of illegal wildlife trade and transportation. Up to now, the tigers are all healthy, the smallest individual is 56kg, the largest is 64kg.
The herd of 7 tigers when they were brought back… |
… so far, the tiger has been put in an iron cage and handed over – All images are provided by Pu Mat National Park |
Dang Thanh Tuan, a care worker of the Pu Mat National Park Wildlife Rescue Center, said: “To prepare for the transfer, we trained the tigers to get used to the transport cage two months ago.” .
According to Mr. Tuan, the cage is properly calculated to put the tiger in easily. Every day, the staff put food in the corner of the cage, training the tiger to have the habit of entering. The cage is also used to check the health and weight periodically for tigers.
In order to receive and take care of these 7 tigers for a long time, Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park has prepared and completed the barn facility to keep isolated and quarantine animals as well as develop a technical process to rescue animals. tiger households, the food rations are guaranteed to be suitable. The tiger individuals will serve the purpose of tourism and raising awareness of the people.
Mr. Nguyen Van Thai, Director of SVW Center shared: “These tigers cannot be released into the wild. Tigers in captivity do not have or lose the ability to hunt and survive in the wild. Therefore, the chance of tigers living when they are released back into the wild is almost zero. Transferring these tigers to licensed units with adequate conditions for good care is the optimal solution for the herd.”
Director of Pu Mat National Park Tran Xuan Cuong added that after a period of rearing, tigers grow well and gain weight quickly, so the conditions in Pu Mat cannot guarantee long-term care.
The total cost of taking care of 7 tigers over the past 7 months is about 865 million VND (including the cost of food, human resources, and veterinary medicine).
It is known that the Indochinese tiger belongs to the list of critically endangered species, poaching, illegal trade along with habitat loss are the main reasons pushing this tiger to the brink of extinction. The last time Vietnam recorded an Indochinese tiger in the wild was more than 20 years ago.
The parties sat down to sign the handover of 7 tigers in Pu Mat National Park this morning |
Tigers are lured into an iron cage to get acquainted before being transported |
Transporting tigers out |
The tiger was introduced to the iron cage many months ago |
Put on the car to move to Quang Binh |
Leaders of Pu Mat National Park complete the dossier of transferring tigers to Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park |
Those who directly take care of and raise tigers in Pu Mat National Park |
The truck on the way carried 7 tigers from Nghe An province to Quang Binh province |
Tran Xuan Cuong – Quoc Huy
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