Thailand Tiger Action Plan - Global Tiger Initiative
Thailand Tiger Action Plan - Global Tiger Initiative Thailand Tiger Action Plan - Global Tiger Initiative
AcknowledgementsThe Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP)wishes to thank government organizations, Non GovernmentOrganizations (NGOs), and conservationists who participated in theprocess of formulating the Tiger Action Plan.This plan honors the memory of the late Dr. Saksit Treedej, formerPermanent Secretary of Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment,for his efforts in developing this plan and his leadership for tigerconservation in Thailand.For reviewing and commenting on the draft of this action plan, DNP wouldlike to thank the participants from government sectors, universities, NGOs,and civil society who attended the Wildlife Conservation Day meeting atFaculty of Forestry, Kasetsart University, in 2009.This action plan has been also reviewed and revised through a series ofmeetings, including the national consultation on National Tiger RecoveryPlan. The action plan has benefited greatly from the contributions of theindividuals who participated in the national consultation process.DNP acknowledges the contribution made by many individuals and isgrateful to the following people assisting in the compilation the information,preparation, and publication of this action plan: Dr. TheerapatPrayurasiddhi, Deputy Director General, Royal Forest Department,Mr. Chatchawan Pisdamkham, Director of Wildlife ConservationOffice,Dr. Ronasit Maneesai, Dr. Saksit Simcharoen, Dr. Dave Smith,Ms .Belinda Steward Cox, Mrs. Achara Simcharoen, Mr. SomphotDuangchantrasiri, Dr. Rungnapar Pattanavibool, Mr. Sompoch Maneerat,Ms. Peeranuch Dulkul Kappelle, Ms. Umpornpimon Prayoon, Mr SupagitVinitpornsawan, Dr. Prateep Duengkae, Dr. Nantachai Pongpattananurak,Dr. Narit Bhumpakphan, Dr Vijak Chimchome, Dr. SompoadSrikosamatara, Ms. Mayuree Umponjan, Ms. Angella Smith, Ms.WarapornHirunwatsiri and Dr. Andrey V. Kushlin from the World Bank, Mr.KeshavVarma and Dr. Anand K. Seth from GTI, and Mr. Mahendra K. Shresthafrom Save the Tiger Fund.Special thanks also go to Dr. Anak Pattanavibool, Director of WCSThailand, for the long hours he put into creating the wonderful work foundthroughout the action plan. Dr. Peter Cutter, WWF coordinator, for his helpin compiling comments and put his tireless insistence on developing theinitial draft of the action plan, and Ms Budsabong Kanchanasaka, DNPtiger scientist, for her energetic and great effort to formulate this actionplan.Finally, funding for publishing this action plan was generously provided byDNP Wildlife Conservation Office.
Executive SummaryClassified as endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(IUCN 1996 amended by Cat Specialist Group 2001), the tiger is facingwidespread extinction in the near future if poaching, habitat loss, and preydepletion continue. Across its range, a significant number of localpopulations have gone extinct in the last 25 years and many others are onthe verge of extinction. Although tigers in Thailand face similar threats tothose in other range countries, tigers still occur within several parts of thecountry. The largest population occurs in one area near theThailand/Myanmar border, the Western Forest Complex, with the highestdensities occurring within the Hui Kha Khaeng and Thung Yai NaresuanWildlife Sanctuaries, Thailand’s first Natural World Heritage site. There aretwo areas where the latest surveys have shown the status of potentialsource sites. One is the Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex to the south ofthe Western Forest Complex along the Tenasserim Range next to theMyanmar border. Another is the Dong Phayayen – Khao Yai ForestComplex, also a Natural World Heritage site, near the Cambodian border.The recent country wide surveys for tigers have revealed that tigers occurat very low densities in other parts of the country. After Thailand’s firstTiger Action Plan, several important developments with the focus on tigerconservation have happened and become exemplified for the regional andglobal tiger conservation communities.In 2004, the Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and PlantConservation issued Thailand’s first official tiger action plan. In the yearssince then, Thailand has increased tiger conservation efforts and hasundertaken more rigorous enforcement, monitoring, and research efforts—especially at the tiger source site in Western Thailand. These effortsinclude the Smart Patrol System for rigorous patrol and law enforcementmonitoring, advanced tiger and prey population monitoring systems asimportant management response indicators, and increased ecologicalresearch to better understand tiger ecology and biology under a SoutheastAsian environment. As a result, Thailand is now regarded as a leader intiger conservation under best practice, science, and policy with much tocontribute to the global tiger conservation effort.Central challenges in the coming years are to (1) ensure that currentprotection and monitoring systems are sustained in source and potentialsource sites, (2) expand these systems to cover the whole prioritylandscapes including the Western Forest Complex – Tenasserim andDong Phayayen – Khao Yai Forest Complexes, and (3) establish thesystems in other sites and landscapes where tigers still occur.Thailand is pleased to present this twelve year revision of Thailand’sNational Tiger Action Plan produced in consultation with other governmentagencies, academics, and non-governmental organizations.
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Executive SummaryClassified as endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(IUCN 1996 amended by Cat Specialist Group 2001), the tiger is facingwidespread extinction in the near future if poaching, habitat loss, and preydepletion continue. Across its range, a significant number of localpopulations have gone extinct in the last 25 years and many others are onthe verge of extinction. Although tigers in <strong>Thailand</strong> face similar threats tothose in other range countries, tigers still occur within several parts of thecountry. The largest population occurs in one area near the<strong>Thailand</strong>/Myanmar border, the Western Forest Complex, with the highestdensities occurring within the Hui Kha Khaeng and Thung Yai NaresuanWildlife Sanctuaries, <strong>Thailand</strong>’s first Natural World Heritage site. There aretwo areas where the latest surveys have shown the status of potentialsource sites. One is the Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex to the south ofthe Western Forest Complex along the Tenasserim Range next to theMyanmar border. Another is the Dong Phayayen – Khao Yai ForestComplex, also a Natural World Heritage site, near the Cambodian border.The recent country wide surveys for tigers have revealed that tigers occurat very low densities in other parts of the country. After <strong>Thailand</strong>’s first<strong>Tiger</strong> <strong>Action</strong> <strong>Plan</strong>, several important developments with the focus on tigerconservation have happened and become exemplified for the regional andglobal tiger conservation communities.In 2004, the Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and <strong>Plan</strong>tConservation issued <strong>Thailand</strong>’s first official tiger action plan. In the yearssince then, <strong>Thailand</strong> has increased tiger conservation efforts and hasundertaken more rigorous enforcement, monitoring, and research efforts—especially at the tiger source site in Western <strong>Thailand</strong>. These effortsinclude the Smart Patrol System for rigorous patrol and law enforcementmonitoring, advanced tiger and prey population monitoring systems asimportant management response indicators, and increased ecologicalresearch to better understand tiger ecology and biology under a SoutheastAsian environment. As a result, <strong>Thailand</strong> is now regarded as a leader intiger conservation under best practice, science, and policy with much tocontribute to the global tiger conservation effort.Central challenges in the coming years are to (1) ensure that currentprotection and monitoring systems are sustained in source and potentialsource sites, (2) expand these systems to cover the whole prioritylandscapes including the Western Forest Complex – Tenasserim andDong Phayayen – Khao Yai Forest Complexes, and (3) establish thesystems in other sites and landscapes where tigers still occur.<strong>Thailand</strong> is pleased to present this twelve year revision of <strong>Thailand</strong>’sNational <strong>Tiger</strong> <strong>Action</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> produced in consultation with other governmentagencies, academics, and non-governmental organizations.
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