Choi Hu is friendly and curious and loves the enrichment provided by the Safe Haven keepers. Painting is an enrichment activity using paints that are kindergarten-safe and inspired by some strong-smelling men’s cologne. Enrichment comes in many forms and the keepers at Safe Haven keep the tigers interested and stimulated with industrial strength toys, cardboard Read more →
The high desert Nevada environment is similar to what Choi Hu’s Siberian ancestors roamed in the wild, so she enjoys the snow and the sights, smells and sounds of the great outdoors.
Choi Hu was part of an emergency rescue by Safe Haven Rescue Zoo in 2009. She had been kept at a private home in Seattle for a dozen years and was in danger of being euthanized when the owners lost their property. She had been declawed, which makes it unsafe to allow her to be Read more →
One of the Carolina Tiger Rescue interns designed and made modifications to Nitro’s enclosure, making sand paths to let him know he is close to the fence and scent-marking his water bowl. After a few days of learning to navigate his space, he stopped bumping into trees and gets around just fine. He is a Read more →
Apache was very protective of Nitro, and would walk with him around their enclosure and get between Nitro and any tiger in a nearby enclosure that didn’t seem friendly. As the Carolina Tiger Keepers observed them, they began to notice that Nitro didn’t seem to focus very well and he would bump into trees and Read more →
Nitro arrived at Carolina Tiger Rescue in 2009, with his enclosure-mate Apache. They had been rescued from a junkyard in Kansas after a lion there attacked a man. The three lions were relocated to the Detroit Zoo, and the search began for a home for the owner’s two tigers. Luckily, Carolina Tiger Rescue could take Read more →
Since Tabu was a tiny cub, she always sleeps touching Sitarra, even if it is just her paw resting on Sitarra’s. In the photo you can see her dozing with both paws on her sister.
The two youngsters needed a large area to run and play as they got bigger and more active. In October 2008, LTB’s generous donors funded the completion of Tiger Trails, a large habitat dedicated to provide just that. This grass covered habitat includes wooden platforms for jumping, shade from the sun, and a large waterfall Read more →
When Nik first arrived at Big Cat Rescue in 2007, he was very elusive and would often hide in his den when keepers approached his enclosure. Gradually he became more and more curious about the new people in his life and would peer out the doorway of the den and watch everyone very closely. While Read more →
Nikita (sometimes spelled Nakita) was a large, mostly Siberian tiger who lived to be almost 20 years old. He was rescued from an Ohio facility operated as a tiger training and photography business shut down by the USDA permanently in 2006. Even though the owner had lost her license, she continued to charge people to Read more →
