Sunday, July 13, 2008

Thailand tiger and the tiger temple monks


Thailand has a long history with those of the famous temples compared to Tiger Temple is too young. It was built in 1994, at about 200 km west of Bangkok, from the world-renowned Guihetaiqiao about 40 km. The temple built along the Thai-Myanmar border in the lush forest edge, the rock surrounding the distribution of low-staggered. And the construction of temples in different cities, this is a forest temple itself has the original intention of protecting the forest. Poaching a tiger, can sell about 5,800 U.S. dollars, which is equivalent to the income of local people for years. Thus, although the establishment of nature reserves, but there are poachers are willing to risk killing the tiger when the incident occurred. David was the first Tiger to the temple is probably in the 78 before. That was a few months of Muhu, it was the mother of poachers killed.那只Tigers Biantilinshang, people in the care of monks, the Tigers recovered. Unfortunately, five months later, the Tigers or the dead. Tigers after his death, was born just two weeks of small tiger was taken to the temple again, they are villagers from the hands of poachers caught. After a few months, the villagers also sent two small tiger. This four are the tiger, until the border police intercepted sent four small Muhu, the Tigers to be balanced sex ratio. Today, the temple of the Tiger Tiger reached 17, only six of them were sent, only 11 born in Sili, the monks to the people they had vested in the name of nature: the wind, clouds, fire, lightning, rainbow, Sun, sky, the stars…… Can be photographed at close range and the tiger Tiger usually sleep in cages yard day, 13:30 to 4:30 was taken to a nearby quarry move around freely. Visitors from 10 meters in the local camera can also be arranged in the monks alone, touching the tiger approached, and they had a group photo and. Hu visited the temple of the National People's Congress have shared: the time just to see the tiger is very tense, but a careful look at the spirit of the tiger is not very good, looks Shuiyanxingsong, soon no longer afraid. Some tourists as of the end, next to the monk asked: "You is not to fight the tiger tranquilizer it» "monk explained that these tigers are raising their young, and people have become accustomed to living together. Every day people come to photography, they are also not used to see the strange. Tiger in the hot favorite to sleep during the day, the Lanyang Yang looks. By leaked information, they all feed a tiger. Apart from occasional visitors Dounong small tiger skin was Zhuapo point, has never happened wounding incident. Tiger monks began to eat the whole large chicken and beef, but fear of bird flu, they cook the meat to feeding the tiger to eat, but worried that cooked food should be the loss of nutrition, monks, people bought cat Food and other pet food. In addition, the monks washing a daily shower back to the tiger, if Sili to the distinguished guest, the tiger was out with amenities.

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