Explained: How did Thailand lose 86 of its tigers? | Explained News, The Indian Express

Explained: How did Thailand lose 86 of its tigers? | Explained News, The Indian Express

Edited by Explained Desk |New Delhi |Updated: September 18, 2019 6:51:33 am

Explained: How did Thailand lose 86 of its tigers?

The Tiger Temple, a popular tourist destination, had been accused of involvement in the illegal smuggling of tigers, and of mistreating captive tigers.

Staff at the Tiger Temple walk tigers back to their enclosure after a portrait session with tourists, in Kanchanaburi, Thailand, March 16, 2016. (The New York Times: Amanda Mustard)

On Monday, wildlife authorities in Thailand announced that 86 of the 147 tigers that were removed during a 2016 crackdown on the country’s controversial ‘Tiger Temple’ had died. Animal rights activists have accused the authorities of mismanagement.