National Geographic - USA (2019-12)

Wildlife

in Need

Animal Adventures

3 out, 2 in

National Tiger

Sanctuary

Woody's

Menagerie

Animal

Entertainment

Tiger

World

Noah's Ark

Animal Sanctuary

Jungle Safari

12 in, 2 out

Noah's

Lost Ark

Sharkarosa

Wildlife

Ranch

Alamo

Tiger

Ranch

Doc Antle's

Myrtle Beach Safari

Jungleland Zoo

Bridgeport

Nature Center

Prairie Wind

Animal Refuge

Noah's

Land

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Serenity Springs
Wildlife Center
Serenity Springs
Wildlife Center
Greater Wynnewood
Exotic Animal Park
Greater Wynnewood
Exotic Animal Park
More U.S. tigers than wild
Unnatural creation
It’s unclear exactly how many captive
tigers are in the U.S., as there is no
official count; estimates range from
5,000 to 10,000. Most of them are
kept in roadside zoos or as pets.
Some roadside zoos breed tigers
with lions to draw tourists. These hybrid
felines don’t exist in the wild and have
no conservation value. They often suffer
from health problems, including neuro-
logical issues and obesity.
Bhagavan “Doc” Antle
is known for offering cub
petting and for breeding
hybrids and white tigers.
When former owner Nick
Sculac sold the facility in
2016, it housed 74 tigers,
many in dire health.
This traveling act adver-
tises its ligers as the
world’s largest cats.
The former operator of Greater Wynnewood
Exotic Animal Park, “Joe Exotic,” was a prolific
tiger breeder before being convicted of wild-
life violations and murder-for-hire charges. His
business partner, Jeff Lowe, still runs the park.
Ligers grow much larger than
a lion or tiger. Standing on their
hind legs, they can measure up
to 11 feet tall and weigh more
than 1,000 pounds.
UNITED STATES; CARNEY ANNE NASSER, MSOURCES: OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD, AND FORESTRY; COLORADO PARKS & WICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW; ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMILDLIFE; TURPENTINE CREEK WS; PETA; SPECIES36ILDLIFE REFUGE; H0; IUCN; PANTHERA; WUMANE SOCIETY OF THE WF

• INCLUDES ONLY ZOOS
  ACCREDITED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS
  AND AQUARIUMS OR A
  REGIONAL EQUIVALENT
  Breeder behind bars
  Liger
  Famous exhibitor
  Hybrids on display
  Tigers at risk
  Female tiger + Male lion
  6 ft
  5,000 3,900 1,659
  WILD TIGERS
  IN ASIA
  TIGERS IN THE U.S.
  (LOW ESTIMATE)
  TIGERS IN ZOOS*
  WORLDWIDE