At least 22 tigers recorded in Myanmar: Forest Dept

Photos captured by trap cameras in a recent survey between 2016 and 2018 have shown that at least 22 tigers remained in Myanmar, according to a press statement issued yesterday by the Forest Department, under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation.

The survey covered 8 per cent of the tiger habitat in Myanmar. The data came as the department observed World Tiger Day yesterday in Nay Pyi Taw.
Speaking at an event held to mark the day, U Ohn Win, the Union Minister for MNREC, said: “We take pride in the fact that Myanmar is one of the 13 countries in the world which have a tiger population.”
“We have forests which can provide a habitat to tigers, and this has kept alive our hope that tigers can breed in our forests,” he added. The department’s survey has showed that about 7 per cent of the Myanmar’s total area, or over 12 million acres, serves as a habitat for tigers.
The Global Tiger Day or World Tiger Day was started in 2010 at the Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit, Russia, to spread awareness about the decline in wild tiger numbers and encourage the work of tiger conservation. According to the WWF, around 3,900 wild tigers are left in the world as of today, with 70 per cent of the tiger population found in India.
MNA
(Translated by TTN)
Ref: The Global New Light of Myanmar