Tiger Temple in Thailand

In Thailand, there is one place that you can not even imagine that such a thing exists. If you believe that the only way to touch the lives of tigers is watching educational films on television or in a zoo, it's a deep lie.

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2. Wat Pa Luang Ta Bua is a place where big cats act as a peace-loving animals. In Buddhist temple, tourists can approach them, caress them and play with them.



3. Thousands of questions for reflection creates unusual church, whether it is part of the tourism industry to make money, or a worthy cause, to keep the divine quadruped that most poachers are fun, adventure or purposeless destruction.



4. Risks increased level of adrenaline in the moment of visiting the house of wildlife, from acquaintance with these aristocratic animals, not words. By the way, sending them back to the jungle, condemning them to certain death. Discussion of this point has not yet been completed.



5. Tiger Temple is located in western Thailand, Sayok in Kanchanaburi province. Since 1994, a reserve for several types of animals, including deer, wild boars and many birds. His story begins in 1999, when the temple from the nearby village people prinosli wounded tiger, which, unfortunately, has died. Over the years, local residents destroyed the big cats and their babies, began to take care of the monks. The church was born 21 tigers, but according to the latest statistics there are about 17 tigers, who grew up within the church.



6. There was no DNA testing of these tigers, but most believe that they belong to the Indochinese tiger. There are suggestions that some of them are Malay tiger or a hybrid view with a Bengal tiger. Tigers eat boiled chicken, beef and dry cat food. Buddhist monks, foreign volunteers and people from the field of daily care for the precious animals. Employees are also concerned about the safety of tourists during their stay in the temple. Entrance fee is 500 baht (about $ 145). The money they earn, the temple authorities to invest in the expansion of this oasis of nature.

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