06-04-2016 11:38 via theguardian.com

Tigers declared extinct in Cambodia

Conservationists say Indochine tigers are ‘functionally extinct’ as they launch action plan for reintroductionTigers are “functionally extinct” in Cambodia, conservationists conceded for the first time on Wednesday, as they launched a bold action plan to reintroduce the big cats to the kingdom’s forests.
Cambodia’s dry forests used to be home to scores of Indochinese tigers but the WWF said intensive poaching of both tigers and their prey had devastated the nu
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