The Javan rhinoceros of Vietnam is shown in a bamboo forest north of Ho Chi Minh City. Ecologist Tony Lynam said the diversity of wildlife captured in the photos suggests that a healthy ecosystem survived Cambodia's civil war. But the principal quarry of the study, the endangered tiger, was not recorded. Clearly there is a problem with hunting, which is indicated by the absence of these three species.
Tigers are on the decline throughout Southeast Asia.
As few as 1,000 of the big cats remain in the wild. The plight of the tiger has made the poster species of Lynam's work. His focus is to determine where the tiger is thriving and single out those areas for intensive protection. They are big. They are colorful.