Thailand Tiger Action Plan - Global Tiger Initiative

1.8 Support national and international efforts to manage captive tigers responsibly1.8.1 Design and enforce the controlprograms for captive breeding oftigers in legal tiger zoos with acaptive tiger database trackingrecords.Captive tiger database established andrun effectively with effective tigerinspection teams.1.8.2 Discourage illegal activitiesinvolving captive tigers, usingeffective public campaigns whichhighlight the impacts of tigerconservation.1.8.3 Public campaigns showing thedifference between wild & captivetiger conservation.Effective enforcement on zoos allowedfor captive tigers but violating the law;information in the public domainStrong campaign and clear publicunderstanding on tigerissues;information in the public domainDNP's reports onstatus of captivetigersEnforcement recordsin DNP annualreports; media pickupsDNP annualreports;media pickupsx x x x x x x x x x x xx x x x x x x x x x x xx x x x x x x x x x x x2 Building capacity based on successful models2.1 Establish a Regional Tiger Conservation and Research Center at Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary2.1.1 Designate staff and design anadministrative structure to run thecenter with shared experiences andadministrations.Clear structure of shared administrationestablishedMoNRE and DNPexecutive ordersx x x x x x x x x x x x2.1.2 Ensure that the training center hassufficient facilities and equipment tofacilitate high quality training inmanagement, enforcement andresearch to serve both Thailandand the region.Successful pilot training coursesdelivered; a number of projectsparticipated by tiger range countriesDNP annual reports x x x x x x x x x x x x