Bridget Davey (www.bridgetdavey.com)
Amur Tiger Cub Milashki | Woburn Safari Park, Bedfordshire
Amur Tiger Cub Milashki
Photos taken at the Woburn Safari Park in Woburn | Bedfordshire
www.bridgetdavey.com/wildlife-photography
Woburn Safari Park has five Amur tigers, living in the Kingdom of the Carnivores, Elton, born June 2011 and Minerva, born October 2011 and two little Tiger Cubs, Mishka and Milashki, born in September 2016.
Amur tigers (from a region of Siberia) are the largest of the big cat species and are renowned for their power and strength. There are only an estimated 400 to 500 Amur tigers living in the wild, in the birch forests of Eastern Russia.
Each tiger has a unique patterned coat which provides camouflage while hunting. Like the human fingerprint, no two coats are the same.
Amur tigers face a number of threats, all of which result from conflict with humans. Poaching is the main threat.
Tigers are surrounded by myths and in some cultures it is mistakenly believed their bones, claws, teeth and other body parts provide healing benefits. As a result, tigers’ body parts are extremely valuable on the black market. Tiger skin is also popular in the fur trade industry.
Tiger populations are under threat due to loss of habitat. As more and more land is claimed by humans for urban and agricultural use, tiger territories are reduced and their food sources are affected. Whether land is flattened for new buildings or claimed for farming, tigers are forced into new areas that might not provide a sustainable food sources.
Conservation projects are either undertaken in India and Asia, as well as in zoos and safari parks. Conservation projects around the world include ‘Born Free’, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and ‘Tiger Awareness, education of how humans can live alongside tigers.
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Amur Tiger Cub Milashki | Woburn Safari Park, Bedfordshire
Amur Tiger Cub Milashki
Photos taken at the Woburn Safari Park in Woburn | Bedfordshire
www.bridgetdavey.com/wildlife-photography
Woburn Safari Park has five Amur tigers, living in the Kingdom of the Carnivores, Elton, born June 2011 and Minerva, born October 2011 and two little Tiger Cubs, Mishka and Milashki, born in September 2016.
Amur tigers (from a region of Siberia) are the largest of the big cat species and are renowned for their power and strength. There are only an estimated 400 to 500 Amur tigers living in the wild, in the birch forests of Eastern Russia.
Each tiger has a unique patterned coat which provides camouflage while hunting. Like the human fingerprint, no two coats are the same.
Amur tigers face a number of threats, all of which result from conflict with humans. Poaching is the main threat.
Tigers are surrounded by myths and in some cultures it is mistakenly believed their bones, claws, teeth and other body parts provide healing benefits. As a result, tigers’ body parts are extremely valuable on the black market. Tiger skin is also popular in the fur trade industry.
Tiger populations are under threat due to loss of habitat. As more and more land is claimed by humans for urban and agricultural use, tiger territories are reduced and their food sources are affected. Whether land is flattened for new buildings or claimed for farming, tigers are forced into new areas that might not provide a sustainable food sources.
Conservation projects are either undertaken in India and Asia, as well as in zoos and safari parks. Conservation projects around the world include ‘Born Free’, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and ‘Tiger Awareness, education of how humans can live alongside tigers.
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