Operation Noah Essay

The prices of tiger pelts continue to go on the rise because “as the destruction of tigers decrease supply, the price of their parts rises further, creating even greater incentives for poachers to kill the remaining animals” (Linden). These innocent animals are in danger in both unsecure and secure places. Poachers will not hesitate to go into zoos and kill an animal. Recently, zoo veterinarian Eric Miller talked about an incident that happened in France. Miller said, “we were shocked last week by the news that a white rhinoceros was killed when poachers entered Thoiry Zoo” (“A Critical Time for Saving Rhino Species”). The prolonged war against poaching is not promising for the future of some animal species. Animals are being driven to endangerment and even close to extinction. A recent extinction in the wild happens to be the white rhino. In 1960 white rhinos numbered more than 2000, but now they are extinct in the wild (Miller). The few white rhinos that are alive, in the world, are kept in areas such as zoos.

Tigers are a fascinating, and endangered, animal. They develop fast, and go off on their own when they’re mature. Tigers live in various climates, and eat various things as well. They are very strong, and have amazing energy. Not only are they magnificent to watch, but there are many interesting, and not well known, facts about them.

Each profile begins with the name or names of the different animals. For instance, when accessing the African Lion profile, the first sentence introduces the four lions that inhabit the zoo, Kalliope, Malaika, Zari and Rudo. This allows the reader to establish a closer relationship with each lion, instead of thinking of them as mere members of the species. This introduction is followed by a brief description of the average African Lion, its habitat and distribution, and its diet. There is also information on whether the species is considered an endangered species, and interesting facts that the reader may not be familiar with, such as the fact that lions are the second largest living cat after

The tiger rob would not let the tiger go because his didn't want the tiger eats him or die went it

Figure 1: Historic and current geographic distributions of the eight subspecies of tiger. The Isthamus of Kra is the boundary that separates

Also, around 2010, Zimbabwe was going to capture two of every animals they asked for including rhinos, lions, cheetah, etc. In the european zoos, over 60% of the elephants are captured from the wild.

Fixing his eyes on the place where the light had shone down he searched for stars, clouds, the slightest hint of moonlight, yet found nothing, and shutting his eyes again, resolved to sleep until daylight. Before the numbness could swallow him, a crawling sensation on his right calf alerted him to the presence of some creature lurking there, a small animal with strength, insect or lizard. With a simultaneous kick of his right foot and flail of his left arm, he managed to smack it off, then laid as still as possible till the fire in his bones subsided. Sleep overtook him, smiling in the dark. He could

After the attempts it was found that “the captive rock hyraxes did not have site fidelity after release and after three months could not be found. All wild rock hyraxes, except one whose fate is unknown, were found dead within 18 days of release. One had an accidental death while the rest were preyed upon” (Wimberger). Multiple health problems stop an Asiatic lion captive breeding program became another heartbreaking failure. “The last lion census conducted in the Gir forests in 2000 put the number of Asiatic lions at 320. However, the animals' numbers have further dwindled due to poaching, open wells that act as death traps and human encroachment on the lions' habitat”

In addition, Pi decides to feed a “450-pound” (Martel 61) bengal tiger named Richard Parker for his own self preservation. He acknowledges, “I had to tame him. It was at that moment that I realized this necessity…More likely the worst would happen: the simple passage of time, in which his animal toughness would easily outlast my human frailty” (Martel 164). This means that Pi fears that the fierce animal strength and power of Richard Parker would eventually kill and eat him for food.

The animals, an African lion named Leo, a black bear named Baloo, and a Bengal tiger named Shere Kahn, were found in the basement of an Atlanta home after a drug raid. They were reportedly confined there in small crates and had sustained multiple injuries.

"This wasn't an impulsive response," Vaillant says. "The tiger was able to hold this idea over a period of time." The animal waited for 12 to 48 hours before attacking.

In Atlanta Georgia a tiger was spotted wandering on the interstate. It had escaped the truck and wandered the interstate scaring residents in the area.

I watched the Ted Talk entitled “Life Lessons from Big Cats” by Beverly and Dereck Joubert. The Joubert’s spend their time filming and photographing lions and leopards in their natural habitat. In this talk, they discuss their personal relationships with these magnificent animals as well as their mission to save them from human threats. I sincerely admire what these people do in their lives. They push human limits so far that we have the opportunity to see such beautiful videos and pictures, and I think that is not only courageous but also extraordinary.

1. From reading this summary of tiger ecology, what aspects of the tiger’s environment need to be recreated in a zoo environment?

Animals are meant to roam miles and miles every day. These animals are contained every hour of every day in small enclosures that prohibit the animals from following their basic instincts. Looking at the tigers, I could very clearly see how this was affecting the animals. The tigers’ whole body was round and looked like a balloon. Although it was an adorable sight, I immediately noticed that the tigers were so fat they would roll around on the ground instead of walking. I quickly stopped smiling when I realized just how miserable the tigers looked and