The distribution of the Indochinese tiger is centered in Thailand, and it is also found in Myanmar, southern
China, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and peninsular Malaysia. An estimated 1,227-1,785 Indochinese tigers are left in the wild, and about 60 live in zoos in Asia and the U.S.A.
The status of wild populations of the Indochinese tiger is relatively unknown. This is mostly due to its very broad distribution across most of Indochina, which includes southern China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand, Malaysia, and eastern Myanmar. In these countries, tigers live in remote forests in hilly to mountainous terrain, most of which occurs along boundaries with neighboring countries. Access to these areas is often restricted, and biologists have only recently been granted limited permits for field surveys. According to the IUCN Cat Specialist Group, as of 1997 there were 1,227 to 1,785 Indochinese tigers in the wild.
In Thailand, the center of the Indochinese tiger's range, a 1990 survey reports that about 250 tigers were still left, while Thai Royal Forest Department (RFD) officials suggest an estimate of 600 tigers. Many of these tiger populations are subject to encroachment, fragmentation, and isolation; conditions which lead to even fewer tigers. To Thailand's credit, eight interconnected forest areas larger than 2,000 km2 are currently maintained; one is larger than 12,000 km2, making it one of the largest contiguous habitats for tigers in Southeast Asia. The RFD is currently making a country-wide assessment of all protected areas using Geographic Information System (GIS) methodology to more accurately assess the extent of tiger populations and available habitat.
The Indochinese tigers markings are much like the Sumatran, and South China. The coat, lacking the brightness in color as the Sumatran the coat is a beautiful bright orange, with dense stripes, more stripes along the shoulders, and forelegs, and very little white on their belly. Less fat, and less thicker coat is needed on this subspecies, as the jungles they roam, does not require them to survive brutal winters. Again showing how each individual subspecies markings aid them in the camouflage technique for their habitat.
AVERAGE SIZE: Indochinese Tiger
FEMALE:
Weight: 221 lbs. to 287 lbs.
Length: 7 ft. 7 in. to 8 ft 8 in.
MALE:
Weight: 330 lbs. to 430 lbs.
Length: 8 ft 5 in. to 9 ft. 4 in.
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