BANGKOK: The Department of Livestock Development is expediting post-mortem examinations after 72 tigers at Mae Rim Tiger Kingdom in Chiang Mai and a second facility in Mae Taeng district were reported to have died unusually since early February 2026. The Mae Rim site has announced a temporary 14-day closure.
According to a report by Protected Area Regional Office 16 (Chiang Mai), between Feb 8 and Feb 19, a total of 72 tigers died across the two facilities—21 at the Mae Rim site and 51 at the Mae Taeng site.
