by Michael (London, UK) Photo by fPat Murray (Flickr) cropped image. I would like to talk about a wonderful television program on the BBC about the tigers of Bhutan. But was it irresponsible? And where is Bhutan? That is the first question, in fact. It is one of those, “top of the world” countries …
Rewilding the Caspian Tiger by Michael (London, UK) Siberian tiger cub (is it purebred?) – photo by flickkerphotos (Flickr) Apparently the last tiger in Kazakhastan was killed by a poacher 40 years ago. Kazakhstan is south of Russia. It is a large country, the world’s ninth largest, and it has a small population of …
Putin Likes Tigers by Michael (London, UK) It is a blessing that Putin the Prime Minister of Russia likes tigers. Putin has been criticised by his political opponents, human rights organisations and commentators for turning the clock back in respect of democracy and human rights in Russia but he bloody well likes tigers (he …
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 …
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