Venture into Thailand’s dense tropical jungles with tigers! Made in partnership with Panthera, The Prowl Bracelet tracks Indochinese tigers on an interactive map and helps Fahlo support their conservation.
- Brand: Fahlo
- Stone: Siam Stone
- Sizing: Elastic, one size fits most
- QR code provided to unlock interactive map - compatible on smart phones only.
How does tracking work?
- Tracked via motion sensor trail cameras
- This animal’s safety guarded with the Fahlo Protection Ping™
Every Fahlo tracking experience includes the Fahlo Protection Ping™. This indicates each animal’s unique path may be live, delayed, or historical based on required safety protocol in accordance with our nonprofit partners.
While the experience of following an animal’s journey remains the same for you, we work behind the scenes with our partners to ensure this experience is presented in a way that keeps the animals safe, one step or splash at a time.
Why are tigers tracked?
Tigers are tracked to monitor their populations, understand their behaviors, and address key threats to their survival. Panthera’s Tigers Forever program operates at critical sites across Asia, aiming to increase tiger numbers by at least 50 percent over a 10-year period. By following tigers' movements, researchers can assess habitat use, prey availability, and interactions with human communities. This data helps bolster anti-poaching measures, secure protected areas, and connect fragmented habitats to support long-term conservation. Tracking also reveals how tigers adapt to changing environments, providing nuanced insights into their ecology that guide targeted protection strategies.
How are tigers tracked?
Tigers are primarily tracked using an extensive network of camera traps (PantheraCams), which are motion-activated camera traps strategically placed in key habitats. These regular camera traps capture images and videos of tigers moving through the landscape, enabling researchers and conservationists to identify individuals based on unique stripe patterns, much like fingerprints. Rangers and researchers check these cameras regularly—often hiking into remote areas to retrieve data cards, replace batteries, and reposition devices for optimal coverage. This method provides ongoing, non-invasive monitoring of tiger movements, population trends, and behaviors without requiring direct contact. While some advanced systems incorporate AI for faster analysis, the core approach relies on this hands-on network to monitor tigers in real time across vast, rugged terrain.
Does tracking harm the tigers?
Tracking methods are designed to minimize any impact on tigers, with indirect approaches like camera traps having no direct contact and thus posing no harm. These devices simply record passing animals without interfering with their natural activities, such as hunting, mating, or raising cubs. Studies show negligible effects overall, though researchers continually refine techniques to ensure even subtle influences, like potential stress from human presence during camera maintenance, are reduced.
To learn more about the work our partner is doing, visit their site directly at panthera.org.
