tigers

I know it is illegal to import and keep Big Cats as pets or in private zoos, but can zoos that are privately owned but open to the public, like Wildlife Safari in Winston Oregon for example, import purebred Big Cats for breeding programs? As far I know, most Tigers and Leopards stateside are...

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Taken 4/8/24

Amur tiger mother Mishka, with son Luka sat to her left and daughter Kira feeding. Taken in November 2021 when the cubs were around a month old.

One of the enclosures for Amur tigers at Yorkshire Wildlife Park. It is part of the Land of the Tigers exhibition.

The purpose of this thread is to document all births, deaths, and transfers of all Amur tigers in North America. Overall, this population is quite large especially when compared to the Malayan and Sumatran populations. However, like both other subspecies breeding seems to have slowed down with...

This is a list of all the Malayan tigers in North America, the purpose of this thread is to document all births, deaths, and transfers of Malayan tigers in North America. Currently, there are 52 (31.21) Malayan tigers in North America. Like with the NA Sumatran tiger population, the Malayan...

Here is a list of all the Sumatran Tigers in North America, the purpose of this thread is to document all births, deaths, and transfers of Sumatran tigers in North America. Currently, there are 79 (40.39) Sumatran Tigers in North American spread across 30 different facilities. Breeding has been...

Hello all, While we all have had a (in some cases very) rough year, I would like to pause for a moment and offer a tiny bit of hope. While I cannot comment on everybody's individual lives, I know for certain that the one thing we all care about is wildlife, and so I have decided to share this...

This was on the email that I received from Symbio on Thursday 17th May 2018. The team at Symbio Wildlife Park are excited to announce that on the 6th of June 2018 their two critically endangered Sumatran Tiger siblings, 'Cinta' and 'Jalur', will be heading to a new home in Tasmania. This move...

Back in June , a group of American zookeepers went to Malaysia to learn more about the Malayan tiger situation and to go on "Tiger Walks" that help protect the forest. Here are the videos- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZaPNVLhQpLfCcj01IjWFovIBHleL_77A

A bit of news from this largely unknown collection. In November 2004 the zoo received a pair of pygmy hippo, 0.1 from Edinburgh and 1.0 from Aalborg, and since then 2.0 have been born to this pairing, the first male born was sent to Zurich in December 2008, and the latest male was born last...

Hi, just starting a discussion on whether you guys think its OK that Zoos help pay for some of their operating costs by selling (live) feed to visitors so they can watch the animal's eating habits? Some people are open to it whilst others are not? What do you think? Dalian Zoo in China allows...

It's been a number of years since I've last visted, and I notice they no longer have tigers on their list of animals. Does anyone know why they don't have them anymore?

i was told today that the orange bengal tiger exhibited ay Nashville is a pure bred bengal is this true or false can anyone confirm

Hi, I was wondering if anyone does have some information about the tigers at Jim Fouts' Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Goddard, Kansas. According to USDA he currently houses 7 tigers.

Hello, I am currently really looking into opening a wildlife park for endangered animals, mainly tigers. I am not sure if the process is very different from opening a private zoo, but I thought I'd try my luck here. Does anyone here know what state is legal/easiest to open sanctuaries to...