5 August 24

WEFCOM is a vast conservation area in western Thailand, bordering Myanmar, covering around 18,000 square kilometres, including multiple protected areas, national parks and reserves. It is a major biodiversity corridor and one of the most important areas of forest in Southeast Asia.

The rise in numbers of the Indochinese tiger (Panthera tigris corbetti) in WEFCOM, from around 40 to more than 140 has been put down to long-term conservation measures and effective law enforcement, especially high-quality patrolling, protecting tigers and their prey from poaching and the destruction of habitat.

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