Endangered Tigers in the News #139

Apr 20, 20145 min read

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Published: Apr 20, 2014

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Angry Birds, Big Cats & Golden Eggs! (Includes Video Content)
"New Angry Birds Golden Egg Levels Discovered at Big Cat Rescue! Watch tigers, lions, leopards, cougars and lynx, having fun searching for and destroying their golden eggs!"

9 videos of big cats acting like house cats (Includes Video Content)
"We’ve got lions, tigers, (but no bears), bobcats, and a jaguar or two, all playing around and acting like a bunch of house cats."

Inside Tiger Farming: A Long Chain of Profiteers
"During a recent documentary film shoot with a team from Spiegel TV in Germany we investigated aspects of tiger farming in Thailand and Laos before I traveled on to China and Myanmar. There I looked into not only aspects of tiger bone consumption and the trade in tiger derivatives but also the commerce involving live animals. I presented some of the findings to members of the diplomatic community in Vientiane, Laos PDR who had expressed interest in our inquiries, especially in the context of the U.S. State Department announcement of a reward concerning Vixay Keosavang and his continued involvement in the wildlife and lion/tiger bone trade which we documented during an earlier visit."

The Tiger That Went Extinct Because Nobody Cared About It
"It’s always sad when an animal goes extinct, unless the animal happens to be a rare species of testicle eating tarantula or something, so then it may sadden you to learn that the Caspian tiger went extinct, in part, because biologists couldn’t be bothered to find out how many of them were actually left, in the 90′s! Yes, despite what the black and white image at the top of this page would suggest, the Caspian tiger reportedly went extinct sometime in the freaking 90′s, with unconfirmed sightings being reported as late as 2001. "

Rare tiger cubs 'in rude health'
"Three of the world's rarest tiger cubs were given a clean bill of health at London Zoo this week. The Sumatran tiger cubs had their first ever health check, captured on video, where keepers were able to determine their sexes. Following the examination, the triplets were revealed to be two males and a female."

Rare white tiger triplets debut
"The Buenos Aires Zoo is showing off its latest brood of white tigers — Bengal triplets with piercing blue eyes and a playful attitude. A naming contest among children who visit the zoo has already begun. A three month old white Bengal female tiger cub looks around her enclosure at the Buenos Aires Zoo, Argentina, Wednesday, April 16, 2014. Cleo, a captive Bengal white tiger at the zoo, gave birth to two females and one male white tiger cubs on Jan. 16, 2014."

Tiger found dead in Bihar's big cat reserve
"A tiger was found dead near a forest in Valmiki Tiger Reserve in Bihar's West Champaran district Wednesday, an official said. The forest guards found the body of a tiger near Harantand forest in the state's only tiger reserve, said Santosh Tiwari, VTR's director-cum-conservator."

The Naturama Project 2014 - draw art for nature!
"Do you like drawing or creating art? Do you offer commissions or want to start with it? Do you love our beautiful nature or have a favourite animal? So please use your skills and join the Naturama Project 2014! The Naturama project is a project, that collects artists from all nations to draw together commissions for our environment and the animals, we love. At the end of the project, we donate ALL money (each cent!) to environmental organisations to help saving the last tigers, wild wolves, amazing birds of prey, sweet and helpless pets, otters and rare snow leopards, the marine diversity, the little but often forgotten wild bees, the bats and this year as special animal the dangerous sharks! 2011 we started the Naturama Project and about 40 artists collected 1.800 Euro! 2012 we were about 87 artists and donated more than 3.000 Euro! Last year 105 artists draw and create art, so we reached the goal to collect more than 4.000 Euro for our nature! And this year...? Become an active part in Naturama and send a mail at: info@naturama-projekt.org ! The project starts officially at 1st March 2014! Join us now!"

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