72 Tigers Die at Tourist Park in Thailand
An outbreak at Tiger Kingdom in Chiang Mai, a popular tourist park, has led to the deaths of 72 captive tigers in under two weeks, renewing scrutiny of the wild animal entertainment industry.
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Why did 72 tigers die at a Thailand tourist park in under 2 weeks?
The deaths of 72 captive tigers at a private park popular with tourists in northern Thailand have renewed scrutiny of a lucrative industry that campaigners warn treats wild animals as “entertainment”. The outbreak at Tiger Kingdom in Chiang Mai began in early February, with authorities initially attributing the deaths to canine distemper – a virus carried by dogs but often fatal to big cats. A deeper investigation is under way, with some medical experts suspecting contaminated food may have b...
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