Tiger Canyon in the Free State, of all places, is giving hope to highly endangered tigers in a hugely successful re-wilding process.
Although the tiger evolved in Asia , this highly endangered apex predator is being given hope in Africa through a conservation project in the Free State.
Varty successfully taught the tigers to hunt and survive on their own in the reserve. Their wild descendants, as well as new bloodlines, now roam free at Tiger Canyon. Says Drew: “Projects such as these indicate how we live in a global village and that some conservation issues need not be resolved solely in the animals’ native range. We have proactively created a population of wild tigers outside of Asia, in case extinction becomes a reality.”The Karoo tigers are free-roaming and are self-sufficient tigers. An added bonus is they are vehicle habituated, allowing the game viewing vehicles to get close up.
“To me the answer to saving tigers from extinction lies in tourism and large areas of protected, fenced land,” says Drew. Over the last three years about 800 springbok have been released onto the reserve. Tiger Canyon is in its infancy and is limited by land size and resources. Currently, second, third and fourth generations of wild-born, wild-raised tigers reside at Tiger Canyon.
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