Thailand is home to several indigenous species. Here are some endangered animals that the Thai government is trying to protect.
Thailand occupies a total area of 198,117 sq mi and is found in Southeast Asia. With its six distinct sections, this area is home to a wide variety of ecosystems, including rainforests, marshes, and mountains. The diversity of life in this nation is impressive, with over a thousand different kinds of birds and more than 300 different species of mammals. Several of the mammalian species that are critically endangered in this region are the focus of this article.
Kouprey
The kouprey is characterized by its long horns and skinny, long legs. It reaches maturity at a height of 5.6 feet to 6.2 feet and a weight of 1,500 to 2,010 pounds. They roam open woodlands and meadows in small, female-led herds. Grass and bamboo make up the bulk of their food. Even though it could possibly be extinct, it is classified as highly endangered.
Banteng
The banteng resembles the kouprey but is smaller in size. It reaches a mature height of about 5 and 5 feet, 1 inch. Its typical weight ranges from 880 to 1,980 pounds. The open woodlands of the world are home to this species, which lives in herds of two to thirty individuals. Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Burma, and Vietnam are all home to this animal. It is believed that somewhere between 5,000 and otherwise 8,000 people live there at this time.
Wild Asian Water Buffalo
The wild Asian animal may reach a height of 5 feet and a length of 6 feet 3 inches, and it can weigh anything from 1,500 to 2,600 pounds. They populate Thailand, India, Cambodia, Nepal, & Bhutan's moist grasslands, wetlands, and densely forested river valleys. Grass, fruit, tree, and even certain farm products like rice & sugarcane make up their diet. There are only around 2,50 adult individuals left in the wild, yet the IUCN has already classified them as endangered.
Asiatic Elephant
The Asian elephant includes the Indian elephant, which is a distinct subspecies. The two look similar but are of different sizes, but are otherwise identical. The Asian elephant averages around 9 feet in height, whilst the Indian elephant may reach heights of 6.6 feet or more. The Asian elephant has substantial depigmentation over its neck, neck, and ears, whereas the Indian elephant is a shade lighter in hue. Indian elephants are omnivores that can subsist on a vegetarian of grasses, tree bark, foliage, bamboo, & fruit, and they are found in grasslands, tropical forests, & deciduous forests. Due to deforestation's effects on habitat degradation and fragmentation, both species' populations have dropped by at least half in the previous 60 to 75 years. Poachers have sought and murdered these elephants for their valuable ivory tusks. Young elephants are frequently separated from their moms and used in the circus and other tourist attractions. The Indochinese tiger, the Malayan tiger, the otter civet, and the ussuri dhole are all critically endangered in Thailand, as are the particolored flying squirrel, Neill's long-tailed giant rat, the bumblebee rat, the lesser great leaf-nosed bat, and the ussuri dhole.
