Thailand Tiger Action Plan - Global Tiger Initiative

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Table 1 Rules applied to map tiger status at the resolution of individual protectedareas in Thailand. The satisfying of any abundance rule was considered sufficientto apply that status class to a particular area.Status ClassTigers Occur in RelativelyHigh AbundanceTigers Occur in ModerateAbundanceAssessment Method & Definitions(status assigned based on highest class satisfied by any method)Density Estimate fromCapture – RecaptureCamera Trap DataSign Encounter Rate IndexProportion of 500 mEstimated density 2.7‐ 2.1tigers / 100 km 2 segments surveyed withtiger sign ≥ 14Proportion of 500 mEstimated density between segments surveyed with1 tigers / 100‐150 km 2 and tiger sign between 8.3 and1.4‐0.8 tiger/100km 2 3.7OtherIn some areas that haveinformation on tiger abundancefrom both sign survey andcamera trap surveys we use theinformation from camera trapTigers Occur in LowAbundanceSubstantial survey effortindicates that tigers do notoccur in these areasProtected area withoutsurveyingProportion of 500 mEstimated density 1 tigers/ 250‐300 km 2 segments surveyed withtiger sign ≤ 2No tigers encountered after> 500 trap‐nights in sitesrepresenting optimal tigerhabitat for this protectedareaNo tigers encountered afterat least 10 km of signsurvey effort in sitesrepresenting optimal tigerhabitat for this protectedareaThis area contains lesspotential tiger habitat andsign surveys have nottaken placeEvidence for tiger occurrence inthis area is irrefutable but isinsufficient to establishanything but presence in thisprotected areaNo record of tiger occurrenceover the last 10 yearsConclusionIn Thailand, tigers occur in 25 of 188 terrestrial protected areas from thesouthern border with Malaysia to the far north near the borders with Laosand Myanmar. Nine of twenty five protected areas have moderate to hightiger density, and only two of these nine protected areas have a highdensity of tigers. Currently tigers occur in 10 of 17 recognized terrestrialforest complexes. Six of ten forest complexes support low density oftigers, and one has a core area with a moderate tiger density (Thung Yaiand Huai Kha Khaeng World Heritage Site) while the other three forestcomplexes (Khaeng Krachan Forest Complex, Dong Phayayen-Khao YaiForest Complex (DP-KY), Hala-Bala Forest Complex) support moderatetiger density.During 2008 and 2009, Thailand’s tiger biologists conducting camera trapsurveys in Huai Kha Khaeng and Thung Yai Wildlife Sanctuarydocumented photo-captures of 39 and 14 individual tigers in these areasrespectively. Based on the results and the sign surveys summarizedabove, biologists have reached a consensus conclusion that there arelikely 190-250 tigers remaining in Thailand (Appendix 2).Along the Thai-Myanmar border, the Western Forest Complex and theKhaeng Krachan Forest Complex both support significant tigersubpopulations that are connected by extensive intact forests in Myanmar.
Together, these areas can support one of the largest tiger population inthe world.Figure 1. Map showing relative tiger abundance in Thailand. Boxes indicate forestcomplex management units (Prayurasiddhi et al. 1999). The red box indicates theTenasserim-WEFCOM Tiger Landscape, the only area where tigers occur in highabundance.
Page 1: Thailand Tiger Action Plan2010-2022
Page 5 and 6: Tiger conservation has gained a mom
Page 7 and 8: PrefaceAs the Director General of t
Page 9 and 10: Executive SummaryClassified as enda
Page 11 and 12: Abbreviations and AcronymsASEAN-WEN
Page 13 and 14: IntroductionThe tiger, Panthera tig
Page 15 and 16: Why is it Important to Save the Tig
Page 17 and 18: Resource and Environmental Crime Su
Page 19 and 20: Tigers moving through an area usual
Page 21 and 22: Threats to the TigerThe most signif
Page 23: The Status of Tigers in ThailandTo
Page 27 and 28: self esteem among park rangers. Tig
Page 29 and 30: VisionBy 2022 tigers have recovered
Page 31 and 32: Priority action 3: Strengthening mo
Page 33 and 34: Activity 4:Activity 5:Activity 6:Wo
Page 35 and 36: Objective 5:Challenge:Support local
Page 37 and 38: Activity 28: Discourage illegal act
Page 39 and 40: Objective 12: Maintain long-term ti
Page 41 and 42: Objective 16: Ensure that the co-be
Page 43 and 44: Policy Change to Support the Object
Page 45 and 46: Literature CitedCat Specialist Grou
Page 47 and 48: large mammal conservation: The tige
Page 49 and 50: Appendix 1 Actions, Indicators and
Page 51 and 52: 1.2.4 Maintain natural and existing
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Page 57 and 58: 4.2 Ensure that basic concepts of t
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