Thai officers load a sedated tiger onto a truck on June 1.
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Veterinarian officers tend to a sedated tiger on June 1.
Photos: Thai authorities remove tigers from temple
Veterinarian officers tend to a sedated tiger on June 1.
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Thai officers carry a sedated tiger from its cage on June 1.
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Thai officers carry a sedated tiger from its cage on June 1.
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Thai wildlife officials use a tunnel of cages to capture a tiger and remove it from the temple on Monday, May 30.
Photos: Thai authorities remove tigers from temple
Thai wildlife officials use a tunnel of cages to capture a tiger and remove it from the temple on Monday, May 30.
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A Thai wildlife official speaks with a monk at the temple.
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A Thai wildlife official speaks with a monk at the temple.
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The temple is home to 137 tigers. A wildlife official said when they finally entered the compound, monks had left the cages open and unchained the tigers to stall their removal.
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The temple is home to 137 tigers. A wildlife official said when they finally entered the compound, monks had left the cages open and unchained the tigers to stall their removal.
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Veterinarians prepare anesthetic syringes used to sedate the tigers.
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Veterinarians prepare anesthetic syringes used to sedate the tigers.
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Thai wildlife officials load a sedated tiger into a cage on a truck.
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Thai wildlife officials load a sedated tiger into a cage on a truck.
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Thai wildlife officials carry a tiger on a stretcher from the temple.
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Thai wildlife officials carry a tiger on a stretcher from the temple.
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National Parks and Wildlife officers examine a tiger skin at the "Tiger Temple," west of Bangkok, Thailand on Thursday, June 2. Thai police say they stopped a truck carrying two tiger skins and other animal parts as it was leaving the temple. Two staff members were arrested and charged with possession of illegal wildlife.
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National Parks and Wildlife officers examine a tiger skin at the "Tiger Temple," west of Bangkok, Thailand on Thursday, June 2. Thai police say they stopped a truck carrying two tiger skins and other animal parts as it was leaving the temple. Two staff members were arrested and charged with possession of illegal wildlife.