Temple officials could not be reached for comment on Tuesday. Three hundred agency staff members took part in the roundup, as well as police officers who were there to maintain order, Ms. Teunchai said. Workers at the temple opened the tigers’ cages, allowing them to enter larger enclosures, making it harder to capture the remaining animals, Ms. Teunchai said. Ms. Teunchai has called the temple’s abbot “a criminal” and said the monks acted as though they were above the law. The temple is also under investigation on suspicion of illegally trading in tigers after three of the animals vanished from the temple.

Source: New York Times May 31, 2016 18:36 UTC