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The Indochinese Tiger

The Indochinese tiger is one of the least-known big cats on Earth — and one of the most endangered. Found across Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, and Myanmar, these tigers have been pushed into scattered, isolated pockets of forest, each containing a handful of individuals.

What's particularly alarming about the Indochinese tiger is how little we know. For years, the population estimate was stuck at around 350, but a 2023 survey couldn't confirm a single viable population. Thailand still has a population, but even there, camera traps are capturing fewer and fewer tigers. Three of the five range countries haven't had a confirmed tiger sighting in years.

The Indochinese tiger faces the same threats as all tigers — poaching, prey depletion, habitat loss — but it receives a fraction of the conservation attention given to Bengal tigers or Amur tigers.

Threats

What's Killing the Indochinese Tiger?

Poaching 5/5

Killed for bones, skin, and claws

Habitat loss 4/5

Deforestation for agriculture

Prey depletion 5/5

Hunters have wiped out deer and boar populations

Conservation

What's Being Done?

  • Thailand Tiger Project monitoring
  • Tiger Conservation Landscape in Eastern Forest Complex
  • Anti-poaching SMART patrols
  • Prey species conservation
    • Population History

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