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TIGERS Hurricane Florence Update

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Letter From Doc Antle— Director of TIGERS and the Rare Species Fund

Thank you to all of our dear friends and supporters that have sent cards, letters, and emails of concern about our safety during and after Hurricane Florence. The Myrtle Beach Safari did not suffer any lasting damage from the storm itself. All of our animals are 100% safe! However, the mandatory evacuation of coastal South Carolina has had a major financial impact, interrupting business operations during a busy part of our season. Subsequently, the aftermath of the storm continues to present us with challenges and obstacles in returning to business as usual.

As many people know, we are located near the Intracoastal Waterway. There has been severe flooding of the area due to the amount of rain produced by Hurricane Florence. Fortunately you can all be assured that the animals and our professional staff are all doing very well. The safety and security of our animals is priority #1. Over the years we have invested hundreds of thousands of dollars in infrastructure to keep the facilities high and dry, while facilitating quick, efficient drainage. This forethought and preparation has paid big dividends, keeping our animals and their enclosures safe, secure and dry, even in the worst of storms.

Unfortunately, the western side of the Preserve, is severely flooded— as are the residences of about half of our professional staff. For twelve days after the hurricane, the waters of the Waccamaw River and Intracoastal Waterway continued to rise. The low end of our property is currently 6.5 feet underwater and some of our homes have more than 4 feet of water inside. Once the flooding has crested, it is expected to take several weeks before the water has fully receded. At that point we can assess the damage to our homes. Our staff, armed with waders and boats, have been trying to keep our own lives from sinking. Additionally, been assisting our friends and neighbors in the community that are suffering right along with us.

Due to massive flooding in the surrounding area, travel has been largely restricted and we continue to see a major decrease in visitors to the Myrtle Beach Safari. This impact, along with the epic cleanup and rebuilding that will be required in the many months to come, is and will continue to represent a major financial burden, that will affect our day to day operations and our international wildlife conservation work.

Because the facility itself is intact, the Myrtle Beach Safari resumed normal operations last week, well after Hurricane Florence passed. We urge anyone that is interested in joining us for a once in a lifetime interactive wildlife experience to come and visit. We are open for business and taking reservations now! Your attendance will help us to get things back to normal as quickly as possible.

For those not in the area, if you would like to show your support, online sales of our new wildlife books will also help us continue our important work.

Thank you so much. We greatly appreciate the outpouring of support shown by all of you. This sense of giving and concern is what allows us to believe that our work helping to save endangered wildlife will be successful. Working with you, we will continue to make a difference. Please come visit the Myrtle Beach Safari. Your ongoing support is the “help” that will help us the most.

Sincerely,

Doc Antle

HSUS: Protecting its Fox in the Hen House — Thinking Makes it So

In a stunning development, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) chose this week to stand by CEO Wayne Pacelle amidst complaints of sexual misconduct and sexual harassment by HSUS employees. Twenty-eight of HSUS’s 31 board members participated in a 7 hour telephone conference on February 2nd that culminated in a vote of 17-9 […]

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Big Cats and Zoo Politics — The Last Word on Wildlife

Contrary to assurances made by Dan Ashe, CEO of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), to member zoos concerned about the survival of their Animal Ambassador programs, the Big Cat Public Safety Act is alive and well.

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Big Cat Public Safety Act: USFWS v. USDA — The Last Word on Wildlife

Originally posted on The Last Word on Wildlife: UPDATED June 29, 2017 On March 30, 2017 the Big Cat Public Safety Act (H.R. 1818) was introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives. Proponents of H.R. 1818 laud it as a bi-partisan effort to “prohibit private ownership of captive lions, tigers, and other big cats in the US.”…

“Why is the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) teaming up with the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) to circumvent the Animal Welfare Act?” ~ Doc Antle

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Reptile Keepers win Lacey Act Lawsuit

The Court’s Ruling has effectively clipped the wings of the radical animal rights industry seeking to use the Lacey Act to interfere with captive breeding programs in this country.

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Big Cat Public Safety Act: Public Safety or Animal Rights?

Most of the accidents with big cats, lethal and otherwise, have occurred at AZA zoos that are exempted from this legislation; most notably, San Francisco Zoo in 2007 when a tiger killed a patron and injured two others— and most recently, Palm Beach Zoo in 2016 when a tiger killed a zookeeper.

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That Big Rise in Tiger Numbers? It Was a WWF Fantasy.

WWF appears to inflate tiger numbers for political expediency — Doc Antle

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My latest for Takepart.com:

Lately, media worldwide have been frothy with happy talk about an unexpected increase in populations of the endangered tiger, with the global count suddenly up from 3,200 to 3,890. The World Wildlife Fund and the Global Tiger Forum reported the result based on a tally of recent counts by government agencies and conservation groups.

The announcement predictably produced headlines everywhere that tiger populations were on the rise for the first time in 100 years. Even National Geographic and the BBC sang along, in tune: “Tiger Numbers Rise for First Time in a Century.”

There was only one problem: The news was a publicity-friendly confection of nonsense and wishful thinking, unsupported by any published science.

Instead, the timing of the announcement had everything to do with politics: It came the day before the scheduled opening of the Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger…

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