In a complete about-face from earlier this month, wildlife officials have said everything is wonderful at the Tiger Temple in Kanchanaburi.
Less than two weeks after raiding the infamous temple and seizing many of its animals, inspectors said they “found nothing unusual,” according to a Bangkok Post report.
Inspectors seemed to have concluded that because there were almost 50 more tigers than the last time the visited, they must not be trafficking the animals. They have also been reportedly “impressed” by conditions said to be “even better than those at some state zoos.”
Leadership and staff at the zoo, where tourists pay to snog with the big cats, were uncooperative with authorities during a series of raids which began Feb. 2.
However the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation will hang onto several dozen protected birds for which they had earlier said the tiger zoo did not have proper documents.
As for the tigers, officials said they will microchip them to better keep track of them.
Photo: Xiquinho Silva
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