YANGON --The Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry is carrying out tiger conservation tasks as only about 150 tigers are left in the country, according to forestry officials. There are nine tiger species around the world. Among them, three tiger species are now disappearing. In Myanmar, there are two species namely Bengal and Indochina. “To observe the cat species including tiger, closed-circuit cameras were installed throughout the Thamanthi Wildlife Sanctuary starting from January 6 to 10. Due to the result, 37 mammal species, 181 bird species, 25 turtle species, four fish species and 25 butterfly species have been found in the wildlife sanctuary,” said an official from the Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry. In Myanmar, tiger conservation tasks are being carried out in Hugaung Valley in Kachin State, Thamanthi Wildlife Sanctuary in Sagaing Region and Taninthari Natural Forest Reserve. Among the tiger conservation areas, Hugaung valley is the world’s largest tiger conservation region that has 6,708 square mile area. To increase the number of tigers, Myanmar is now participating in Global Tiger Reproductive Program and it expects to increase its tiger population to 120 by 2022. The ministry is also launching a crackdown on illegal tiger smuggling and implementing tough regulations to control the decreasing tiger population in cooperation with the Wildlife and Floral International Trade Convention and other international organisations. (Source : Eleven)