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Annie Vera Hunnestad
Jun 12, 20222 min read
COMMENTARY: Disappointing decision on British Animals Abroad Bill
The Animals Abroad Bill, as originally agreed upon in cabinet, was meant to protect animals in foreign countries from pressures such as...
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Tunya Chinpilas
Jun 10, 20224 min read
THE UGLY TRUTH ABOUT LIGERS
What is a liger? Ligers are a hybrid between a tiger and a lion and have no conservation value. They suffer serious health and welfare issue
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Tanya Erzinclioglu
Jun 3, 20222 min read
SIX YEARS ON - WE NEED JUST FIVE ENCLOSURES
This week marks 6 years since the Tiger Temple in Thailand was closed and the 146 tigers relocated to government facilities run by the...
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Tanya Erzinclioglu
May 30, 20223 min read
PHUKET TIGERS FIND A FOREVER HOME AT LAST!
The pandemic has been a hard time for captive animals throughout Thailand. No tourists and limited government funding has meant that many...
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For Tigers
May 13, 20222 min read
DO GOOD KEEPERS MAKE TIGERS LIVES BETTER? A LESSON FROM MY TIME AT SAFARI WORLD
From 2016 up until 2018, I had the opportunity to volunteer at Safari World Bangkok, Thailand as a junior tiger keeper. From relatively...
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Tanya Erzinclioglu
Dec 28, 20215 min read
2021 A TIGER ROUNDUP
And a second unusual year draws to a close. Though the world did manage to open up to some extent, like 2020, this year has been far from...
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For Tigers
Dec 19, 20211 min read
THE GREAT CHICKEN RUN
After our first visit to see the Tiger Temple tigers in 2021 we started providing chicken for them. Due to budget cuts, the facilities...
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For Tigers
Oct 13, 20212 min read
TEMPLE TIGERS UPDATE: TIGERS OUT AND ABOUT!
After a two year absence due to Covid restrictions in Thailand, today we were finally able to revisit the Tiger Temple tigers in both of...
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For Tigers
Aug 11, 20213 min read
HELP US GIVE WILD-CAUGHT CHITWAN TIGER A NEW HOME
On 21st June this year, a male tiger (dubbed by the rangers, ‘Tauke’ meaning big head), was captured in Chitwan National Park, Nepal....
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For Tigers
Jul 9, 20213 min read
VIRTUAL WORLDWIDE WALK FOR TIGERS
Join For Tigers for our Virtual Worldwide Walk For Tigers to help us collectively travel 1000km and raise £1000 from 22nd July to 5th...
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For Tigers
Jun 4, 20212 min read
FIVE YEARS ON: WHAT HAPPENED TO THE TIGERS OF TIGER TEMPLE?
This week it is the five year anniversary of the closure of Tiger Temple, Thailand. Back in June 2016, the Temple was raided and the 146...
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For Tigers
May 1, 20212 min read
SRIRACHA TIGER ZOO TO CLOSE ITS DOORS?
Covid-19 has been sweeping the globe for the last year, with humans and animals alike feeling the effects of the pandemic. Zoo animals in...
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For Tigers
Apr 9, 20213 min read
CLIMBING A TREE!
Nutrition enrichment can cover a number of different enrichment types with some of the options already listed under tactile enrichment...
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For Tigers
Apr 2, 20212 min read
IS IT TASTY?
Sensory enrichment - Taste The sense of taste is very important to animals. Tigers are stimulated by offering different tasting food...
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For Tigers
Mar 26, 20213 min read
GOT MY EYE ON YOU!
Sensory enrichment - visual When it comes to visual enrichment, similar to auditory, it can be both positive and negative. The key here...
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For Tigers
Mar 19, 20213 min read
LISTEN UP!
Sensory enrichment - auditory Before we begin, it’s important to point out that, while auditory enrichment can be a positive thing, it...
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For Tigers
Mar 12, 20214 min read
INTERACTING AND FORAGING
Sensory enrichment - tactile In order to create a tactile environment, there are a number of other enrichment devices (on top of those...
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For Tigers
Mar 5, 20212 min read
TIME FOR A MANICURE?
Sensory enrichment - tactile Similar to house cats, tigers need to scratch to maintain their claws. Though tigers have sheaths (the skin...
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For Tigers
Feb 26, 20212 min read
TAKING A SNIFF
Sensory enrichment - olfactory Tigers have a good sense of smell, which is often used to determine who has been present in their...
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For Tigers
Feb 19, 20214 min read
IS BIGGER ALWAYS BETTER?
Enclosure size Wild tigers are known for travelling vast distances in search of territory, mates, water and prey [1]. The distances...
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