Saving Tigers: Tony the Truck Stop Tiger & Temple Tigers (Video) *Tiger population plummeting*

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Private Property of a Truck Stop

Tony the Tiger at the Tiger Truck Stop in Grosse Tete, Louisiana

Just over 3,000 tigers remain

Tiger Population Plummeting

The tiger population has plunged 95% in the last century and there are perhaps just over 3,000 remaining on the entire planet. Two stories are presented in the video below.

First, there is Tony the Tiger at the Tiger Truck Stop in Grosse Tete, Louisiana. Tony is "privately owned" and caged for a commercial venture. Carole Baskin, founder and CEO of Big Cat Rescue, advocates rescuing Tony from lifetime captivity. Michael Sandlin, President of Tiger Truck Stop, counters, "...every American should have the right to own an animal of their choice".

Second, there is the Buddhist Tiger Temple in Thailand, Wat Pa Luang Ta Bua Temple on the River Kwai, which cages not only tigers but other animals for tourists. Jane Garrison, an animal welfare advocate, describes tourists having their photo taken with drugged tigers. Almost one hundred tigers are kept in "tiny, barren cages" with inadequate provision (water, food, medical). Garrison maintains these tigers are part of the illegal "tiger parts" trade and it is a "horrific scene". Tourists, by visiting the Tiger Temple, are in effect supporting a 'lifetime of torture" for these caged tigers. The Thailand Department of National Parks says they have carried out a thorough investigation and found no evidence of involvement in illicit trade or maltreatment of the tigers. Garrison counters that Care for the Wild (CWI) says up to 75 tigers have "disappeared" from the facility and the Tiger Temple keeps renaming the tigers the same name.

(CNN) Experts say the world's tiger population has plummeted 95 percent in the last century. HLN's Jane Velez-Mitchell reports.

The Bengal tiger, or Royal Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)

Links

Please visit and support the efforts of the organizations below!

Free Tony the Tiger! (Blog)

Tiger Conservation: Why It Will Work (Video) *Fighting the Forces of Extinction* (Mountain Seer)

Save Tigers Now (WWF)

Tiger (Wikipedia)

Big Cat Rescue (BCR)

Care for the Wild (CWI)

Exploiting the Tiger (Care For the Wild) pdf download

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Do Dolphins Recognize Their Reflections? (Video) "We are amongst many thinking species"

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Diana Reiss and Bottlenose Dolphin


Do Dolphins Recognize Their Reflections?

Diana Reiss at City University of New York has been studying animal intelligence for over 25 years. Does the intelligence of a dolphin rival that of a human? "We used to think we were the only species on the planet that could think, and now we know that we are amongst many thinking species", Reiss stated. She added, "the question is no longer can they think, it's how do they think".

(CNN) As part of a series on animal intelligence, Randi Kaye spends a day with dolphins and a scientist who studies them.

Bottlenose Dolphins

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Meet Nipper the Baby Dolphin (Videos, Photos) *Rescued after injuries by fishing nets*

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Nipper the Baby Dolphin

Richard Tesore, head of the NGO Rescate Fauna Marina, holds a baby La Plata river dolphin in Piriapolis, 100 km (62 miles) east of Montevideo, November 5, 2010. The dolphin, which was found on the beach in the city four days ago, is recovering at the reserve. Photograph by: Andres Stapff, Reuters


Meet Nipper the Baby Dolphin

A baby dolphin, now named Nipper, washed up on the shore in Uruguay, near the capital of Montevideo, with apparent injuriies from fishing nets. Nipper was estimated to be 10 days old. The baby was taken to the SOS ‘Rescate Fauna Marina’ preserve. The penguin in the photo below was rescued from an oil spill and is recuperating at the reserve where Nipper was taken to be cared for. Nipper is reportedly a La Plata River Dolphin. Per Wikipedia, "The La Plata Dolphin or Franciscana (Pontoporia blainvillei) is found in coastal Atlantic waters of southeastern South America. Taxonomically it is a member of the river dolphin group and the only one that actually lives in the ocean and saltwater estuaries, rather than inhabiting exclusively freshwater systems."

(CNN) CNN's Anderson Cooper and Joe Johns introduce a rescued baby dolphin.



(Global Animal TV) URUGUAY -- Catch the first video of the rescued baby dolphin getting a swimming lesson! After being washed ashore, evidently injured by a fishing net, a baby dolphin approximately 10 days old is nursed back to health. Nipper was discovered by walkers on a beach near the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo; there was no sign of a mother nearby. Thanks to people like Richard Tesore, head of the NGO Rescate Fauna Marina, this baby La Plata river dolphin has a fighting chance.



Nipper the Baby Dolphin

An erect-crested penguin watches as Richard Tesore, head of the NGO Rescate Fauna Marina, holds a baby La Plata river dolphin in Piriapolis, 100 km (62 miles) east of Montevideo, November 5, 2010. The dolphin, which was found on the beach in the city four days ago, is recovering at the reserve from injuries Photograph by: Andres Stapff, Reuters

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