Tiger Kingdom
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Would that we could share the world with all living kind in a way that nature could reign supreme. The human species is bent on destroying everything in sight and, at some point, it will be at our own expense. Greed which seems to be part of the human existence perpetuates this behavior and for those who can't live without having more and more riches (wealth and power), they will be extinguished with the rest of us ... but they chose this path, we did not. We are many and they are few, so why arn't we using our power in numbers to stop their plunder.
Andrea
*Tiger Kingdom Statement:
The
Tiger Kingdom is another great combination of tourism with wildlife
preservation. The proceeds from tourist visits to the Tiger Kingdom are mainly
directed to investments in captive breeding of tigers.
The
tiger population in Thailand has been decreasing every year. It’s estimated that
only around 120 tigers still inhabit the wild. The projections are more
catastrophic. Specialists argue that it’s just a matter of time before tigers
are completely extinguished from the wild. As human population grows,
areas in which tigers can live freely diminish. Tiger-human contact becomes
inevitable and, as a treat to, for example, pastoral communities, tigers are
commonly hunted down and killed.
The
Tiger Kingdom aims to increase the tiger population through captive breeding.
These tigers, however, are not prepared to inhabit the wild and therefore, are
fated to remain in captive from birth to death, which, given the current
situation, it’s understood to be better than no tigers at all.
Since
the tigers have been born in captive and fed a special diet of milk and chicken,
they tend to be less aggressive than tigers in the wild. Captive tigers,
therefore, can be visited by tourists, who pay a considerable amount of money to
spend around 10-15 minutes with them.
The
proceeds from tourism allows Tiger Kingdom to increase the tiger population
through captive breeding, as well as improve the overall living conditions of
the tigers through the acquisition of larger areas for them to roam around.
Currently, the Tiger Kingdom has over 100 tigers in
captive
10 comments:
what an experience but i would love to know the 'safety rules'!
Amazing tiger photos. Wow, how exciting to be that close to these tigers. They are wonderful animals, but I'm right with you on having mixed feelings about having them in cages.
How very, very beautiful.
Sadly I heard some less than stellar things about Tiger Kingdom over the weekend.
And, like you, I have very, very mixed feelinga about zoos. Why oh why does our greed mean that this is the only place that some species will survive.
Such wonderful photos of the Tiger. However, I'm not comfortable with our wild animals being kept in cages or confined to small parks. The answer to the problem is simple. Humans need to put a cap on how many babies they can produce, and they need to stop developing all the forests. These beautiful animals were here first. We had no right to take away all their habitat and kill them off (or cage them).
If we stopped spreading out over the land, and curbed the horrendous population increase, we'd all benefit. Of course, that's just my opinion.
We're enjoying a warm day with a wonderful breeze. It feels like Spring and I love it! How is Izzi doing these days? Pogo sends her woofs and a big lick. You have a wonderful day my friend, hugs, Edna B.
The photos would only half load due to our slow connections, but from what I could see they look very healthy. I was a bit concerned when you mentioned...and then we went in. Yikes. But you are blogging about it, so it must have went well.
Okay...the photos finally finished loading and holy cow batman! You are petting a tiger! That had to be a heart thumping exciting adventure!
what a great story you shared through your pictures. Loved them all watching the tigers together and wow how peaceful they were with you all
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How wonderful to be able to go in with the tigers, even to touch them! I'm amazed.
I agree with you about nature...Man is definitely encroaching on their habitat, and one day many species will be extinct. It is heartbreaking.
Kay
Oh my gosh you were able to go inside and pet them, how awesome is that. They are amazing animals.
Great to see how they were playing in the water. Was shocked though to see you in a cage with them petting it. That seems so dangerous with a wild animal like that. Made me think of the guy ( forget his name) who was in a show in Las Vegas with tigers he had worked with for years getting mauled, and nearly dying. He certainly never was the same or in the show again. Glad you are home and not likely to be petting tigers or lions in the chicago area!! bet it was interesting t hough
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