Tigertime - Save The Tiger

Much like the rough tongue of the domestic cat, a tiger’s tongue has a coarse, sandpaper-like texture with many sharp barbs. This helps the tiger to groom itself and lick the fur off of its prey. 🐅
Thank you for the photo Michael Vickers www.tigersintheforest.co.uk

Today we offer our condolences to our conservation colleagues at wild cat charity Panthera, following the loss of their founder Dr Alan Rabinowitz. Described as the ‘Indiana Jones of wildlife protection’, Alan will be remembered as one of the world’s most passionate and knowledgeable big cat scientists and conservationists. Our thoughts are with all our friends at Panthera and Alan’s family at this sad time.

Today we celebrate #InternationalTigerDay! Sadly just 3,500 of these magnificent big cats are left in the wild. David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation's #TigerTime campaign is working to protect them - you can help by 'adopting' a tiger from just £32! https://davidshepherd.org/help-us/adopt/A mur-Tiger-Ussuri

“There may be more captive tigers in the US than wild ones.”
Following a recent article by the BBC (2018), an estimated 7,000 tigers are living in zoos or privately owned in America. Compared to as few as 3,500 living in the wild, this is an astonishing statistic!
Kept as exotic pets, tigers are confined to small fenced areas, a vast contrast to their natural territories which can be 20 square miles or more. This can have severe physical and psychological impacts to their we...llbeing.
A makeshift set of regulations govern the keeping of captive tigers in the US, and there is no information held about their populations, when they are born or what happens to their body parts (valuable commodities within illegal markets) when they die - Guardian (2018).
With the illegal trade of tigers and their parts remaining the primary threat to wild tiger populations, the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation believes in the closure of all breeding farms and captive facilities which pose a real threat to wild tigers, feeding demand for their parts and derivatives.
In the last 100 years, wild tigers have lost 93% of their historic range are currently on a direct path towards extinction. Through TigerTime (a campaign of the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation) we are working to help conserve these magnificent creatures and protect a future for tigers in the wild.
For a full overview of the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation’s position on the trade of tiger parts and captive breeding farms, please click here: https://davidshepherd.org/tiger-trade-cap tive-breeding-farms
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Photo Credit: Michael Vickers
BBC (2018) - (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada -44444016)
Guardian (2018) - (https://www.theguardian.com/…/more-tig ers-live-in-us-back-y…).
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As the largest of big cats, Tigers have the second strongest bite of all carnivore land mammals - topped only by the polar bear! Relative to their size however (a jaguar is about half the size of a tiger), jaguars have the greatest bite force of the cat family. Strong jaws and powerful teeth help a tiger to hunt and eat their prey. 🐅
Thank you for the photo @markcarwardinephotography

This photo of a tiger family was taken by Michael Vickers www.tigersintheforest.co.uk in 2004. Since it was taken, three of the tigers have been poached with the fourth dying more recently under suspicious circumstances.
David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation's Tiger Time campaign is working to protect tigers and stop this ongoing slaughter. You can find out more and help support these projects by donating via the link in our Bio. Thank you for caring and helping to save the tiger 🐅

#Tiger’s eyes have round pupils, unlike the distinctive vertical-slit pupils of domestic cats. Vertical-slit pupils are most common in predators who hunt by ambush at night. Tigers however hunt primarily in the morning and evening. 🐅
Thank you for the photo Michael Vickers www.tigersintheforest.co.uk

This signed print by artist Mark Roach is up for auction to raise money for #TigerTime. It's the culmination of a month of fundraising by Anthony Bellamy and friends, who've held a sponsored 'six towns' walk, a pub quiz and a raffle to help save the #tiger! Please support them if you can!🎨🐅

As well as bathing and playing in water, tigers are also surprisingly strong swimmers, with adults known to cross rivers several kilometres or more wide and swim many kilometres in a day! 🐅
Thank you for the photo Michael Vickers www.tigersintheforest.co.uk

The hind legs of a tiger are extremely strong and longer than their front legs. This enables a fully grown tiger to leap over eight metres and jump up to five metres vertically. The bones in a tiger’s feet are tightly connected by ligaments allowing them to buffer the impact of landing from such heights 🐅
Thank you for the photo John Harris

Male tigers typically have larger territories than females. This allows their territory to overlap with females for greater opportunity to mate. To mark these territories, tigers scratch and leave their scent on trees. 🐅
Thank you for the photo Michael Vickers www.tigersintheforest.co.uk

Looking for a perfect gift this Father’s Day 17 June? Give an adoption gift and help protect tigers in the wild #tigertime #savethetiger https://davidshepherd.org/help-us/adopt/A mur-Tiger-Ussuri
Thank you for the photo Michael Vickers

Good luck to Anthony Bellamy and friends, who set off on their six towns sponsored walk tomorrow to raise money for #TigerTime. Please support them if you can and help save the #tiger! 🐅 https://davidshepherd.org/news/six-towns- walk-save-tiger

#Tigers are primarily solitary creatures and are usually fiercely territorial. Territory size depends on many factors like prey numbers and neighbouring tiger territories, but a male tiger will usually hold a larger territory than a female, allowing him to mate with more females and father more offspring. Looking for a perfect gift this Father’s Day 17 June? Give an adoption gift and help protect tigers in the wild #tigertime #savethetiger https://davidshepherd.org/help-us/adopt/A mur-Tiger-Ussuri
Thank you for the photo Craig Jones Wildlife Photography

A big #TigerTime shout-out to Anthony Bellamy and friends, who are raising money to save the #tiger with a sponsored walk next weekend. Please support them if you can! 🐅 https://davidshepherd.org/news/six-towns- walk-save-tiger

It's #EndangeredSpeciesDay! With just 3,500 tigers left in the wild, time is ticking for this conservation icon. David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation's #TigerTime campaign is working to protect tigers - you can help their projects by 'adopting' a tiger from just £32! https://davidshepherd.org/help-us/adopt/A mur-Tiger-Ussuri

It is widely considered that the white spots on the back of a #tiger’s ears act as communication signals – they are thought to deter attack, acting as a ‘false eye’, which could serve to discourage other predators from attacking them from behind, and also to help communicate with other tigers, especially providing a ‘follow me’ signal for a mother to her cubs.. #tigertime #savethetiger www.tigertime.info
Thank you for the photo Rob Drewett

To compensate for the energy they use roaming and hunting fast-pace prey, #tigers spend a long time sleeping or resting. They can sleep for up to 20 hours a day 🐅💤💤💤 #tigertime #savethetiger www.tigertime.info
Thank you for the photo Craig Jones Wildlife Photography

#TigerArtwork #TigerTime The Predator (oil) by Chirag Thumbar is one of our 2018 DSWF #WildlifeArtistoftheYear finalists @DSWFWildlifeArt. This painting is currently exhibited for sale with the full 2018 shortlist at the Mall Galleries, London SW1 (2- 6 May). https://davidshepherd.org/art/wildlife-ar tist-year for more information!
Proceeds from all sales support conservation 🐅🎨

#TigerArtwork #TigerTime Tiger (oil on canvas) by Steve Nayar is one of our 2018 DSWF #WildlifeArtistoftheYear finalists. It will be exhibited for sale with the full 2018 shortlist NEXT WEEK at the Mall Galleries, London SW1 between 2- 6 May. https://davidshepherd.org/art/wildlife-ar tist-year for more information and pre-sales!
Proceeds from all sales support conservation 🐅🎨

Tigers also have the right to live. Come and avoids the destruction of their world!

This has to quit! Enough animals are going to be EXTINCT because of this stupid way of thinking. What is it all about $$$??

It makes me sick to my stomach!

Thank you very much for the magnificent work you are doing in protecting one of the most beautiful and vulnerable animals on the planet, TIGERS. They are in danger of extinction as well as elephants, rhinos, lions, jaguars, cheetahs, leopards and so many beautiful animals hunted by poachers who should really faced the death for killing innocent TIGERS in the wild and all kinds of animals <3 I love TIGERS and I love all kind of animals in the wild that need our protection. Lets Save the Tigers NOW <3

Thank you for bringing these statistics to attention; these animals are vital for the survival of the planet, we need them as they need humans; however humans are their downfall, I dream that a total ban on all animal parts and furs will be made as law. Keep working as hard as you are, hopefully they are not beyond saving.

Thank guy's for doing what you do!I really don't know what this world is coming to,I hang my head in shame to call myself human,,all life is precious not just human life x

Not saying this to be offensive but on a negative point of view the lion is raging for me and i'm human can't save myself while the enemy is coming for me? How do humans survive if a lion crowd walks into my direction when you are on your very own without defence?

Love the work you do, trying to educate the public about Tiger's and what is happening in their world.

Keep up the great work! I'm a long-term supporter and value the passionate team and lean organization here.

I want to give my all life to the tigers and save.

I think it's extremely important the human being show love and respect for the rest of the animal world whatever I can do to help I am willing to

Great news updates on what is happening to tigers.

First of all Tigers are my favorite animal. They are beautiful. Glad to see whats happening. Saving the Tiger is a wonderful thought that mankind is not all that greedy like some who want to make money off these beautiful animals.

Even Millions of salutes are not enough to thank you guys, it's everyone's responsibility to save the animal's natural habitats!!! Love the beautiful tigers �

As there more poachers and it is a big market for Tiger lives. Let this poachers fight tigers once without the guns and weapons and let see who wins the fight. It is easy to kill a tiger with guns and bullets let this poachers fight them with bare hands, they will doubt them on being man.

Since there are bad people, there are also good people fighting for the cause the save these precious and magnificent animal. Lets join hands with our government to fight this battle to save our tigers before it is too late..

As a visual and animal acticist painter.

Its a great pleasure to have you guys.....keep pushing this great work

Absolutely brilliant cause, I support saving Tigers' too, those who kill them are low-life scum, we have to save them-and their natural habitats.

Absolutely amazing...the brave, courageous work you do is simply inspiring

"Tiger"

When i say this magnificent word...

I feel my self fillled with Happiness..

The most Wonderful Creation Of my GOD...

I just love them for no reason...

Nd a li'l bit worry nd i wonder, why dont' people just understand the importance of a life,no matter its a human, an animal or a plant or tree...

All hv Right to Live...

A humble request to the society....

"Be Kind to all"

Every single thing in this univers only needs Love and Care...



And finallly hats off to you all for doing good for Tigers...

My dreams animal tiger's. My best frend. I like ..

Tigers also have the right to live. Come and avoids the destruction of their world!

This has to quit! Enough animals are going to be EXTINCT because of this stupid way of thinking. What is it all about $$$??

It makes me sick to my stomach!

Thank you very much for the magnificent work you are doing in protecting one of the most beautiful and vulnerable animals on the planet, TIGERS. They are in danger of extinction as well as elephants, rhinos, lions, jaguars, cheetahs, leopards and so many beautiful animals hunted by poachers who should really faced the death for killing innocent TIGERS in the wild and all kinds of animals <3 I love TIGERS and I love all kind of animals in the wild that need our protection. Lets Save the Tigers NOW <3

Thank you for bringing these statistics to attention; these animals are vital for the survival of the planet, we need them as they need humans; however humans are their downfall, I dream that a total ban on all animal parts and furs will be made as law. Keep working as hard as you are, hopefully they are not beyond saving.

Thank guy's for doing what you do!I really don't know what this world is coming to,I hang my head in shame to call myself human,,all life is precious not just human life x

Not saying this to be offensive but on a negative point of view the lion is raging for me and i'm human can't save myself while the enemy is coming for me? How do humans survive if a lion crowd walks into my direction when you are on your very own without defence?

Love the work you do, trying to educate the public about Tiger's and what is happening in their world.

Keep up the great work! I'm a long-term supporter and value the passionate team and lean organization here.

I want to give my all life to the tigers and save.

I think it's extremely important the human being show love and respect for the rest of the animal world whatever I can do to help I am willing to

Great news updates on what is happening to tigers.

First of all Tigers are my favorite animal. They are beautiful. Glad to see whats happening. Saving the Tiger is a wonderful thought that mankind is not all that greedy like some who want to make money off these beautiful animals.

Even Millions of salutes are not enough to thank you guys, it's everyone's responsibility to save the animal's natural habitats!!! Love the beautiful tigers �

As there more poachers and it is a big market for Tiger lives. Let this poachers fight tigers once without the guns and weapons and let see who wins the fight. It is easy to kill a tiger with guns and bullets let this poachers fight them with bare hands, they will doubt them on being man.

Since there are bad people, there are also good people fighting for the cause the save these precious and magnificent animal. Lets join hands with our government to fight this battle to save our tigers before it is too late..

As a visual and animal acticist painter.

Its a great pleasure to have you guys.....keep pushing this great work

Absolutely brilliant cause, I support saving Tigers' too, those who kill them are low-life scum, we have to save them-and their natural habitats.

Absolutely amazing...the brave, courageous work you do is simply inspiring

"Tiger"

When i say this magnificent word...

I feel my self fillled with Happiness..

The most Wonderful Creation Of my GOD...

I just love them for no reason...

Nd a li'l bit worry nd i wonder, why dont' people just understand the importance of a life,no matter its a human, an animal or a plant or tree...

All hv Right to Live...

A humble request to the society....

"Be Kind to all"

Every single thing in this univers only needs Love and Care...



And finallly hats off to you all for doing good for Tigers...

My dreams animal tiger's. My best frend. I like ..