Wat's tiger licence OK, say officials
Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation deputy head Theerapat Prayurasiddhi yesterday said Luangphu Phuttha Issara had obtained the correct licence in 2005 to possess five tigers at Wat Or Noi in Nakhon Pathom's Kham Phaeng Saen dis
The monk and the department also discussed the transfer of the tigers – two males and three females – to the department’s care following a recent incident in which the tigers mauled and injured a visitor, Theerapat said. The department’s veterinarian would do health checks on the tigers before planning to move them to the nearby wildlife centre. Theerapat said the temple had placed warning signs around the tiger enclosure and prohibited laymen from the area, but the victim walked in, assuming the tigers were tame.
