Living with Tigers
Number of tigers in India?
1,500-1,900
Tigers share their natural habitat in Asia with how much of the world's population?
1/5
The tiger may be extinct in the wild how soon?
10 years
Number of tigers in Nepal?
180-220
Number of tigers in Thailand?
220
Estimated number of tigers remaining in the wild?
3,600-4,300
Number of tigers in Malaysia?
300
Number of tigers in Russia (Siberia)?
300-400
How fast can an ostrich run? And can the tigers keep up?
40 mph, and yes they can
Number of tigers in Bangladesh?
400
How many tigers are captive in the U.S.A? And the rest of the world?
5,000; 8,000
Number of tigers in Bhutan?
50
At this point, Tiger Ron weighed more than how much?
500 pounds
Number of tigers in Indonesia?
600-700
Number of tigers in Myanmar?
80
The plains of Hunter's Moon were difficult because tigers usually hunt in what kind of environment?
A dense, jungle environment
What was the tigers' first kill?
A porcupine
How can a 140-pound Ostrich be dangerous to a tiger?
An Ostrich has a powerful kick
Why was there "a real buzz" about the success of this project?
Because Dave proved that re-wilding captive born wildlife was possible
Biggest market for tiger parts?
China (medicines)
Status of Tigers:
Endangered
Original Extent of tigers?
From Turkey to the Pacific
Main causes of habitat loss?
Human population growth and poaching
Natural habitat of tigers?
Jungle
Siberian Tiger:
Largest tiger at 600 lbs, found in Eastern Siberia (Russia)
Dave & John "showed that zoo born tigers could" do what?
Learn how to hunt
Number of tigers in Loas, Vietnam's, and Cambodia?
Less than 20
Who is the one enemy the tiger can't compete with?
Man
Bengal Tiger:
Most common tiger, found in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan.
To try to teach Ron & Julie to hunt, what did Dave do with a dead spring buck?
Mounted it on the back of a truck
Sumatran Tiger:
Native to Sumatra (Indonesia)
Have Julie and Ron been released to the wild?
No
When the tigers came across their first zebra carcass, what did they do with it?
Played with it
The trick about teaching tigers to kill was not becoming what?
Prey
Number of tigers in China?
Probably extinct in wild
After the tigers chased a park ranger, John and Dave were forced to do what again?
Relocate
What did the floods at Pinda force John and Dave to do?
Relocate
What did Dave have to do for male tiger Ron after his first kill?
Remove porcupine quills
According to Dave, when you see a tiger in the wild, what do you never do?
Run
John chose Africa because it is the only continent succeeding in doing what?
Saving their predators
What does Dave Salmoni use as "positive reinforcement" to train his tigers?
Small cubes of meat
Indochinese Tiger:
Small tiger at 300 lbs, found in Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, and Cambodia.
Malayan Tiger:
Smallest tiger at 250 lbs, found in Malaysia.
What country was John Varty taking the tigers to?
South Africa
Current homeland region of tigers?
South and South-East Asia
If a tiger is going to charge you, how will they have their body in relation to you?
Straight in line with you
This was a daring new conservation project to teach zoo-born tigers to do what?
Survive in the wild of Africa
They finally found a 90,000 acre sanctuary in South Africa that they called what?
The Great Karoo
Where are the tigers today?
The Great Karoo Ron: Died in 2013 Julie: Died in 2014, but bore 7 cubs that currently live in The Great Karoo
When the tigers hunt Wildabeast, which tiger chases and drives the herd to the other tiger (male or female) and why?
The female ran the heard to the male because she was faster
There are more tigers in captivity than where?
The wild
Once the tigers learned to kill, what does Dave have to worry about?
Who was in charge, and being killed
The Tiger Experiment: Who? Where? Experiment? Concern? Outcome?
Who: Dave Salmoni & John Varty Where: South Africa Experiment: Attempted to "re-wild" zoo-born Tiger Cubs. Concern: Grassland Habitat Outcome: Successful