As a cub, Snorkel was forced to pose for photos with people. Then he ended up caged at a family circus. Now, he has found a true safe haven at Big Cat Rescue in Tampa, FL. Watch as he finally enjoys a taste of the wild, still much less than he truly deserves.
Tiger splish splash shows how your support helps stave off the boredom of captivity. Big Cat Rescue 12802 Easy St. Tampa, FL 33625 813.920.4130 BigCatRescue.org
Learn the truth behind the breeding of ligers and tigons. There's a reason why AZA zoos are opposed to this... find out why!
I used fully permissioned content in the making of this video. Everything is legal for me to use- either becuase I got written permission or because it's under the Public Domain or a Creative Commons license. Credits are at the end. Please don't support this cruelty. Yes, ligers and tigons are beautiful- but, at what price? These animals are suffering, and need us to spread the word about why they shouldn't be exploited and bred.
This video is about Tigers, I added a view photos of tigers, and some clips... I have also added a clip about how bad it is to have a tiger in a public place.
Shadow, our talking cougar, passed away on 10/02/08. Everyone who visited him at Big Cat Rescue in Tampa will remember him since he never had a guest or keeper come by that he didn't speak to. Though our big boy is gone, his big voice never will be. We will hear him and speak for him, as well as all captive wildlife, forever. This video was made as a memorial to Shadow. We will miss him so much, as will Sugar, his lifelong companion. R.I.P. Shadow
Enrichment is very important, and also very expensive, for captive big cats. These "indestructible" big balls are $200 a piece. They're intended for soccer-style play, to encourage healthful exercise as an alternative to destructive chewing, pacing, and other undesirable behaviors. The balls have rigid sidewalls which are resistant, but not impervious, to chewing and scratching. Watch as Flavio, Shere Khan, Zabu, Cameron, Bengali, Snorkel, Ares, Reno, and Sylvester of Big Cat Rescue in Tampa, FL show how much fun they have playing with their balls!
Taking action for animals is what Big Cat Rescuers do every day. Watch this new episode of Magnificent Obsessions starring our own operations manager, Scott Lope.
Taking action for animals is what Big Cat Rescuers do every day. Watch this new episode of Magnificent Obsessions starring our own operations manager, Scott Lope.
"Thanks for this, it is indeed a good coverage on the issue."
Sujoy Banerjee Director -Conservation Programme WWF-INDIA
"Your video is great."- Wong Jim Fong WILD ASIA
"Many thanks, It is the support of people like you that makes us battle on in these critical times for wildlife. Videos like yours can help spread awareness - the key to putting governments under pressure and changing policies." Ritu Khanna WILDLIFE PROTECTION SOCIETY OF INDIA.
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*THE TIGER (Report) *Dedicated to those guards who put their life on the line for low pay to protect the tiger and its habitat.
Total captive tiger numbers= 10,000 +/- in various situations. (most are Amur/Bengal mixed)
Tiger numbers in the wild:
(based on the most recent and factual data I could find)
BENGAL TIGER= 1,300-1,500 (S.Asia: India) Low numbers due to loss of habitat with population boom, need for agriculture, illegal hunting, and poor protection.
AMUR/ SIBERIAN TIGER= 400-500 (E. Asia: Russia, N.E. China) Low numbers due to illegal hunting in vast unprotected habitat as well legal hunting killing off their natural prey. Logging companies (some mafia influenced, clearing forest)
INDOCHINESE TIGER= 700-1,200 (S.E. Asia: Vietnam, Cambodia) Low numbers due to fragmented habitat, devastation of forest for palm oil production, illegal hunting and poor protection.
SUMATRAN TIGER= 250-300 (W. Indonesia: Sumatra) Low numbers due to loss of habitat, illegal hunting and poor protection.
MALAYAN TIGER= 400-600 (S.E. Asia: Malaysia, Thailand) *decleared a separate subspecies from the Indochinese tiger in 2004. Low numbers due to loss of habitat from logging and agriculture.
SOUTH CHINA TIGER= 10? (S.China) declared extinct in 2003. (One photo recently taken is being called a hoax.) Low numbers due to China's waiting until 1977 to outlaw hunting. No protection from illegal hunting. Loss of habitat.
(a captive born male S. China tiger was born 11-23-07 in Africa)
WHAT I THINK WILL SAVE THE WILD TIGER:
Letting U.S. corporations know that we want to be aware where our resources like Palm Oil come from. Our government letting China know we are unhappy with their wildlife policies (namely tiger parts used in traditional medicine) and poor protection of their endangered animals.
Better protection for the tigers in their native habitats and their prey species by properly arming and funding the anti-poaching units, and better regulations allowing them to search for illegal trade. Less corrupt local governments to allow the people a chance at an economy that doesn't rely on illegal trade or over farming the land.
More funding being sent over, possibly a tiger tax on all that own/exhibit tigers to go towards their conservation.
For more info:
http://www.tigrisfoundation.nl
http://www.wildasia.net
http://www.iucn.org
http://www.cawtglobal.org
http://www.wpsi-india.org
http://www.tigertrust.info
http://www.defenders.org
http://www.savethetigerfund.org
http://www.wwf.org
Please check out my other wildlife videos.
-Brian's Art for Animals is an effort using photos and videos to help raise awareness and funds for those on the front lines of wildlife conservation
http://www.myspace.com/bripi
*All tiger footage filmed at Big Cat Rescue, Tampa, Fl.
It is amazing what the love of wild animals will inspire us to do. Watch as we work hard to make life in captivity more bearable for those who, afterall, deserve freedom.
Auroara was one of the first tigers at Big Cat Rescue, she was one of the favourites with everybody who volunteered and visited the sanctuary. She lived in a one acre enclosure with access to the lake at the back, loved to swim and was really good at making you smile whenever you walked by, she will be dearly missed.
Auroara's story:
http://www.bigcatrescue.org/forever/auroaratiger.htm
