Tiger Cub Kills Ranger in Huai Kha Khaeng; Not Man-Eating

MGR Online•Society•17d ago

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Authorities confirm a 1.5-year-old male tiger cub from the Mother Tiger Aphinya family killed a Huai Kha Khaeng forest ranger in an accidental attack.

•A male tiger cub aged 1 year and 6 months is identified as the animal that killed a forest ranger while the ranger was sleeping.
•The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation clarifies the event was an accident and not a case of a man-eating tiger.
•The Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary has temporarily closed the nature study area and the incident site.
•The incident was reported and addressed by officials on August 6.

Overview

•On August 6, officials held a press conference to clarify the facts regarding a tiger attack that killed a Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary official.
•The attack is classified as accidental because the tiger cub is in a stage of separating from its mother and is curious, while the ranger was lying flat while sleeping, resembling natural prey.
•The tiger cub is one of three male cubs from the Mother Tiger Aphinya family, which hunts within a 40-square-kilometer area and has not left the conservation zone.
•Chayaporn Amradit clarified that the cub is not the same tiger attacking livestock, which is an elderly female tiger aged 12-13 years.
•Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary has ordered the temporary closure of the nature study area and the incident site for safety evaluations.
•Officials will increase operational strictness in risk areas and monitor the tiger's behavior via camera traps to determine if the animal needs to be captured for behavior adjustment.
•People and tourists are advised to follow official guidance and stay on designated paths to avoid wildlife instincts.

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Key Entities

Person

Weera Khunchaiyarak(วีระ ขุนไชยรักษ์)

Deputy Director-General of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation.

Sukhi Boonsrang(สุขี บุญสร้าง)

Director of the Wildlife Conservation Division.

Chayaporn Amradit(ชยาภร อามระดิษฐ์)

Director of the Protected Areas Regional Office 12 (Nakhon Sawan).

Permsak Kanitchat(เพิ่มศักดิ์ กนิษฐชาต)

Head of Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary.

Organization

Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation(กรมอุทยานแห่งชาติ สัตว์ป่า และพันธุ์พืช)ℹ️

The government agency overseeing national parks and wildlife conservation.

Wildlife Conservation Division(กองอนุรักษ์สัตว์ป่า)

The division responsible for wildlife conservation efforts.

Protected Areas Regional Office 12 (Nakhon Sawan)(สำนักบริหารพื้นที่อนุรักษ์ที่ 12 (นครสวรรค์))

The regional office managing protected areas in the Nakhon Sawan area.

Place

Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary(เขตรักษาพันธุ์สัตว์ป่าห้วยขาแข้ง)ℹ️

The wildlife sanctuary where the tiger attack occurred.

Ban Khao Khiao(หมู่บ้านเขาเขียว)

A village located on the edge of the Huai Kha Khaeng forest.

Rabama Sub-district, Lan Sak District(ตำบลระบำ อำเภอลานสัก)

An area on the edge of the Huai Kha Khaeng forest where tiger tracks have been reported.