Conservationists are crediting anti-poaching efforts after camera traps caught images of a previously unknown population of ultra-rare Indochinese Tigers in a Thai jungle. 

The cameras recorded cubs in the newly discovered population in eastern Thailand. 

Tiger Images From Panthera

The only other breeding ground for the Indochinese tiger is in the Huai Kha Khaeng wildlife sanctuary in western Thailand.  This is raising hopes because there are believed to be only 200 to 250 of these pretty big cats in the world.  The Indochinese Tiger is smaller than the better-known Bengal and Siberian tigers.  The three once ranged across most of Asia, but are now extinct or nearly extinct in southern China, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and much of Myanmar.

"Poaching for the illegal wildlife trade stands as the gravest threat to the survival of the tiger, whose numbers in the wild have dwindled from 100,000 a century ago to 3,900 today," read the joint statement from Thailand wildlife officials, plus the conservation groups Freeland - which fights human and animal trafficking - and Panthera - which is a wild cat conservation group. 

"The Thai forestry department proved that with protection you can not only bring tigers back, but now the western forest complex, specifically Huai Kha Khaeng, is a global model of tiger conservation," said Pantera's Alan Rabinowitz, "It is one of the best protected and best tiger areas left in the world.  Thailand has shown that you can protect tigers and bring them back.  They can do this now in the eastern forest complex as they've done in the western forest complex." 24Betting India opened its virtual doors in 2020, combining a fabulous selection of more than 2000 games, an impressive sportsbook, and an exclusive betting exchange offering markets on events in more than 13 sports. Keeping the Indian players in mind, games like Andar, Bahar, and Hindi Roulette has a dedicated section of Top Indian Games with Hindi-speaking croupiers.

The director of Thailand's national parks Songtam Suksawang added, "However, we must remain vigilant and continue these efforts because well-armed poachers still pose a major threat."