Myanmar - Global Tiger Initiative

Fig. 7. Extraction of non-timber forest products is often done ona massive scale 7Fig. 8. Myanmar foresters undertaking basic wildlife training 7Fig. 9. Survey sites for tigers in Myanmar, 1999-2002 10Fig. 10. Tiger Conservation Units (TCU’s) for Myanmar 25Fig. 11. Infrared based camera-traps were used to detect tigers 29Fig. 12. Tiger survey design 30Fig. 13. Camera-trap photo records of tiger from surveys at17 sites in Myanmar 34LIST OF TABLESTable 1. National Tiger Action Plan for Myanmar VII-XTable 2. Comparison of tiger survey results in Myanmar and Thailand 9Table 3. Status of tigers in Myanmar 12Table 4. Targets for tiger conservation at different time and spatial scales 14Table 5. A guide to research methods for tiger conservation 22Table 6. Interpretation of tiger population status from field observations 27Table 7. Tiger densities at rainforest and evergreen forests in Myanmarand neighbour countries 35APPENDICESAppendix I. Descriptions of 17 Myanmar tiger survey sites 40Appendix II.Wildlife recorded by camera-trap surveys at 17 sites in Myanmar 47Appendix III. Results of interview surveys for tigers at 17 sites in Myanmar 49Appendix IV. Historical records of tigers in Myanmar – pre-1999 50Appendix V. Tiger interview protocol 51Appendix VI. Track and sign field record form 53Appendix VII. Camera-trap field usage form 54Appendix VIII. Camera-trap record form 55Appendix IX a. Detections of wildlife from camera-trap surveys 56b. Detections of wildlife from track and sign surveys 57