Different tiger colors and their implications for welfare and conservation
If you ask a group of people what their favorite animal is, chances are at least some of them will answer “white tigers”. In fact many...
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Tanya Erzinclioglu
- Aug 11
- 7 min
Get those tigers thinking!
Similar to humans, captive animals need stimulation to prevent boredom. Positive reinforcement training sessions One of the ways that...
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Tanya Erzinclioglu
- Aug 4
- 1 min
Walking for tigers in 2022
Last week's International Tiger Day was a huge success once again. This year marked the first year back for our Walk for Tigers event -...
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Tanya Erzinclioglu
- Jul 22
- 5 min
Getting in touch with a tiger
Human-animal interactions In a captive setting, it’s hugely important to take into account the human-tiger relationship and/or...
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Tanya Erzinclioglu
- Jul 15
- 4 min
Are tigers solitary?
An important part of caring for animals in captivity is ensuring they live in the correct, natural social structure – but is equally...
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Tanya Erzinclioglu
- Jul 7
- 5 min
Getting creative with nutrition
Eating Grass While tigers are obligate carnivores, they will eat grass and other plants such as bamboo as part of their digestion...
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Tanya Erzinclioglu
- Jul 1
- 3 min
TIGER TEMPLE UPDATE: LAST 5 ENCLOSURE
Since 2016, For Tigers has been closely following the progress and welfare status of the Tiger Temple Tigers. Despite many setbacks and a...
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Tunya Chinpilas
- Jun 24
- 6 min
The downside of 'clean' tiger parks
Have you visited Huahin's newest Safari and Adventure Park (HHSA)? Were you refreshed to see the exhibits’ shiny, clean, and...
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Tanya Erzinclioglu
- Jun 17
- 4 min
The value of a captive-born tiger cub
Almost monthly there are reports of zoos or captive wildlife facilities successfully breeding tigers. On the surface, this sounds...
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Annie Vera Hunnestad
- Jun 12
- 2 min
COMMENTARY: Disappointing decision on British Animals Abroad Bill
The Animals Abroad Bill, as originally agreed upon in cabinet, was meant to protect animals in foreign countries from pressures such as...
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Tunya Chinpilas
- Jun 10
- 4 min
THE UGLY TRUTH ABOUT LIGERS
What is a liger? Ligers are a hybrid between a tiger and a lion and have no conservation value. They suffer serious health and welfare issue
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Tanya Erzinclioglu
- May 30
- 3 min
PHUKET TIGERS FIND A FOREVER HOME AT LAST!
The pandemic has been a hard time for captive animals throughout Thailand. No tourists and limited government funding has meant that many...
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For Tigers
- Oct 4, 2020
- 1 min
SCRATCH THAT! DEBUNKING TOURIST TIGER MYTHS
There are many beliefs about what goes on in tourist-tiger interactions. However, many of these beliefs are wrong. This World Animal Day,...
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For Tigers
- Jul 24, 2020
- 9 min
PUTTING THE SPOTLIGHT ON WELFARE IN TIGER KING
The entire world used Netflix’s Tiger King to get through the first few weeks of corona-induced self-isolation. But what about the tigers?
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For Tigers
- Jun 4, 2020
- 3 min
TIGER TEMPLE - FOUR YEARS ON
Today marks the 4th anniversary of the last tigers that were removed from Tiger Temple. The tigers were relocated to government facilities
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For Tigers
- Feb 22, 2020
- 3 min
TAKING A TRIP TO LONDON ZOO
A trip to London Zoo this week proved to be a refreshing change from our visits to
zoos and theme parks in Thailand that have captive tiger
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For Tigers
- Jan 27, 2020
- 3 min
TIGER CHASES PIGLET AT SRIRACHA TIGER ZOO
For years there have been images circulating of a depressed tigress who, after losing her cubs, adopted some piglets. The tale seems to have
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For Tigers
- Jun 17, 2019
- 3 min
PHUKET ZOO SUSPENDS TIGER PHOTOS ... FOR NOW
Phuket Zoo has suspended it's tiger photos after receiving backlash on social media
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For Tigers
- Jun 4, 2019
- 2 min
THREE YEARS ON: HOW ARE THE TIGER TEMPLE TIGERS?
Yet another year has passed since the Tiger Temple was closed and the last tiger removed, and still not much changes in Thailand
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For Tigers
- Sep 17, 2018
- 4 min
How can YOU save a tiger this month?
The constant struggle that tigers are under to survive in the wild is being put into the spotlight more than ever with September being...
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