Cats love an excuse to pretend they're
still wild tigers on a daring hunt, whether that's innocent birds, inquisitive mice or nasty scorpions, cats don't discriminate.
Not exact matches
But because the gene appears to affect only the cat's color, white
tigers are simply genetically healthy variants of Bengal
tigers, which, if bred carefully, might
still survive well in the
wild.
There's
still enough forest left — if protected wisely — to meet the goal of doubling the number of
wild tigers (Panthera tigris) by 2022, says an international research team.
In other words, smart independent retailers can acknowledge kitty's need to walk on the
wild side, while
still providing the tools to tame the
tiger.
Our major holidays in the last few years have been wildlife; the thrill of seeing a truly
wild tiger still takes our breathe away, along with the myriad of other animals and exotic birds we see.
The
tiger is
still an endangered species but here the visitor has a good chance to glimpse this elusive beast in the
wild.
Dignitaries and participating organizations pledged new support for controls on poaching, efforts to limit
tiger - human clashes in populous areas and steps to conserve habitat, with money coming both from the 13 countries where
tigers still roam and nations whose citizens desire a world with room for
wild tigers.
Poaching is
still the greatest threat to
wild tigers today, with parts of their body
still in high demand throughout Asia.