What affects us affects cats
by Michael Photo by wolfsavard (Flickr) About 40 years ago only a few people gave a second thought as to whether circus tigers were a bad thing. The world has changed and people are becoming more sensitive to what is right for the animal not what we find entertaining. One recent reason for this …
by Michael (London, UK) Snow Leopards – photo by Turkinator Here is an example of clever cat conservation. It seems to me as if it is a piece of enlightened lateral thinking. The cat concerned is the snow leopard, a startlingly beautiful and elegant rock climber. And how have the conservation experts gone about …
Cecil the hybrid wild cat? who wants to live with us by Susie Bearder ( Murcia Spain) Cecil comes for his evening drink Ready for the off On guard Look at those feet Very tongue in cheek I decided to refer to ‘that cat’ who was coming around in the early mornings and howling …
by Michael (London, UK) I am not going to write a lot about the Caspian tiger because it is an extinct tiger that never existed . Other names are: Hyrcanian Tiger, Turan Tiger. The scientific name: formerly Panthera tigris virgata (this would seem to be redundant). This is a tiger that happened to live …
Ranthambore National Park – India Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, part of the Nilgiri district (India) showing the Bengal tiger habitat – Photo by tdietmut Pench National Reserve, India, Photo Ben Robinson (Flickr) Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala, India – Photo by Avinash Menon (Flickr) This article on the Bengal tiger habitat looks at where it is …
China – Tiger Farms In truth, the Bengal tiger population is not clearly known. Today, December 2018, I have reviewed the Bengal tiger population and I note that Wikipedia states an estimate of 2500 and National Geographic presents a figure of 4000 (which is clearly wrong). It’s a difficult position to be in because …
by Anna (Northern California) About ten years ago, I was on a bike ride with my father and sisters and saw the strangest feline. We were riding through Bidwell Park in Chico, CA, which is a large, natural city park. We were somewhat between the Upper (most wild) and Lower (more urban) portions and …
by Michael (London, UK) Tiger cub but still pretty big at 50lbs – photo by Financial Aid Podcast Here’s some pictures and facts about baby tigers. Tigresses are very cautious and protective about their cubs. Tigresses will risk their lives and have charged at people who are inadvertently too near the den. The cubs …
