ON THE EDGE OF EXTINCTION - A - THE TIGER (Panthera tigris)

[peter]

(06-19-2019, 05:55 AM)Shadow Wrote: I noticed this article about that extraordinary case, where Siberian tiger Tikhon seemed to seek help. Was it so, that @peter had more information if Tikhon is still alive or dead? No matter how it is, this article has many photos from treatment of Tikhon.

https://siberiantimes.com/other/others/news/tiger-king-tikhon-who-sought-human-help-wants-to-return-to-the-wild-after-having-dental-treatment/

Yes, the article in The Siberian Times was a good one.

Tikhon wasn't the first wild Amur tiger seeking human help and he won't be the last. Tigers most probably noticed that things have changed in the Russian Far East. They are still poached (about 15-20 a year, authorities think), but not every problem is concluded with a bullit. 

Conservation is taken quite serious in the Russian Far East. It most definitely produced results. There are more tigers and some of them are able to get to old age. Quite an achievement these days.

Tikhon had been captured before (in 2015, I think). In the rehabilitation facility, Tikhon, unlike most other tigers, stayed close to the shelter most of the time. They also noticed he had lost his fear of humans. Although he wasn't aggressive, they concluded it would be better for all to keep him off the streets and use his genes.

I'm not quite sure about the years that followed, but I think he was released in a more or less friendly environment.  

Life in the taiga isn't easy, especially when you suffer from serious dental problems. He told them he needed help, but they initially missed his message. When showed himself close to a settlement in broad daylight more than once and started on dogs, however, he was captured again. Although his problems were treated, Tikhon didn't quite recover. The photographs in The Siberian Times show he was thin as a rail when he was captured. Overtaken by old age, Tikhon, about 13 years old, died on February 5, 2019. Reply