Thailand tiger sightings hailed as conservation win

Bangkok (AFP) July 28, 2020

Rare footage of previously unidentified tigers prowling the Thai jungle has been lauded by conservationists as evidence of a recovery for the endangered animal. The zoologists said Southeast Asia is a key battleground in the fight to save the big cats, whose numbers globally have plummeted from about 100,000 a century ago to fewer than 4,000 today. Demand for their striking pelts and bod