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Tanya Erzinclioglu
Aug 11, 20227 min read
Get those tigers thinking!
Similar to humans, captive animals need stimulation to prevent boredom. Positive reinforcement training sessions One of the ways that...
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Tanya Erzinclioglu
Aug 4, 20221 min read
Walking for tigers in 2022
Last week's International Tiger Day was a huge success once again. This year marked the first year back for our Walk for Tigers event -...
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Tanya Erzinclioglu
Jul 22, 20225 min read
Getting in touch with a tiger
Human-animal interactions Direct contact - keeper feeds leaves to a tiger | For Tigers, 2014 In a captive setting, it’s hugely important...
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Tanya Erzinclioglu
Jul 15, 20224 min read
Are tigers solitary?
An important part of caring for animals in captivity is ensuring they live in the correct, natural social structure – but is equally...
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Tanya Erzinclioglu
Jul 7, 20225 min read
Getting creative with nutrition
Eating Grass While tigers are obligate carnivores, they will eat grass and other plants such as bamboo as part of their digestion...
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Tanya Erzinclioglu
Jul 1, 20223 min read
TIGER TEMPLE UPDATE: LAST 5 ENCLOSURE
Since 2016, For Tigers has been closely following the progress and welfare status of the Tiger Temple Tigers. Despite many setbacks and a...
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Tunya Chinpilas
Jun 24, 20226 min read
The downside of 'clean' tiger parks
Have you visited Huahin's newest Safari and Adventure Park (HHSA)? Were you refreshed to see the exhibits’ shiny, clean, and...
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Tanya Erzinclioglu
Jun 17, 20224 min read
The value of a captive-born tiger cub
Almost monthly there are reports of zoos or captive wildlife facilities successfully breeding tigers. On the surface, this sounds...
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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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