A wildlife sanctuary in Thailand captured a uncommon sighting of a bison for the primary time in 37 years.
Video footage recorded within the early days of October on the Salawin Wildlife Sanctuary in northern Thailand captured an endangered bison roaming in the dead of night hours, in keeping with Thai media studies.
The bison, often known as Bos Gaurus regionally, has been endangered for many years in Thailand.
This sighting, which confirmed the presence of the bison within the sanctuary, reignited hopes {that a} small group of bison perhaps dwelling on the sanctuary.
It additionally makes the sanctuary the one protected forest in northern Thailand the place the animal had been seen in latest historical past. The final time this species of the big bovine was noticed was in1986.
Arkhom Boonnontae, chief of the Salawin Wildlife Sanctuary, mentioned on Saturday that the sanctuary’s workers had been putting in digicam traps to constantly survey the distribution of wildlife within the space, in keeping with the NationThailand.
He mentioned they chose areas “the place wildlife tracks have been considerable or the place several types of wildlife have been reported to have been seen within the space”.
“And within the early hours of the morning up to now month, we received a photograph of a uncommon wildlife in Northern Thailand, that could be a Bos gaurus,” he instructed the outlet.
The sanctuary is a vital space by way of ecology and biodiversity for the border forest between Thailand and Myanmar.
The Bos Gaurus is also referred to as Gaur and is native to South and Southeast Asia. It’s the largest extant bovine and has been listed as susceptible on the IUCN Pink Record since 1986.
The endangered species’ inhabitants in Thailand began reducing as its appropriate habitat was decreased. The bisons are additionally threatened by poaching for business commerce in meat and trophies.