Half of the Tigers Rescued 3 Years Ago From Thai Buddhist Temple Reported Dead – Urban Christian News

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A tiger stands in a cage at a property in Saiyok district in Kanchanaburi province, west of Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, June 7, 2016. Police investigating Thailand’s now infamous Tiger Temple found what they believe was a slaughter house and tiger holding facility used as part of the temple’s suspected trafficking network. (AP Photo)

More than half the tigers rescued three years ago from a Buddhist temple in Thailand where they served as a popular tourist attraction have died of disease, wildlife officials said Monday.

The tigers were vulnerable to illness because of inbreeding, leading to laryngeal paralysis causing respiratory failure, said national parks official Patarapol Maneeorn. Eighty-six of 147 rescued tigers kept at government-run wildlife sanctuaries have died.

The DNA of all 147 confiscated tigers could be traced to six tigers who were the original breeding stock, said Patarapol, head of the department’s Wildlife Health Management Division.

Such inbreeding “affects their well-being, resulting in disabilities and weakened health condition,” he said at a news conference. “And when they have weakened genetic traits, they also have problems with their immune system as well.”

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