Harry

Amur Tiger (male)

Scientific name: 

Panthera Tigris altaica

Order: Carnivora

Harry is a lucky guy. Let’s be honest, all of the animals at NTS are lucky, but Harry’s story, intertwined with Kora’s, really takes the cake.

His story begins in a roadside zoo, where he and several other cubs were born in captivity for the explicit purpose of making cash profits. Cub petting, known as the pay-to-play industry, is the most common cause of cub death in captivity.

By 10 months old he found himself sharing a habitat with 4 other discarded cubs. They were facing the financial repercussions of aging out of the pay-to-play industry. 

Harry still battles with the mental challenges he developed at this original facility that’s ok. He’s our golden boy, even if he’s rude to the waitstaff at mealtime. 

Natural Habitat

Today Amur (Siberian) tigers mostly live in the cold climates of the Russian Far East. Historically they also ranged in northern China and North Korea.

This subspecies prefers to choose habitats that are densely populated with prey items such as ungulates (hooved animals). They thrived in areas like the tagia/borreal forrest before human conflict.

Human Conflict

Poaching and black market trade has caused a massive population decline in China and North Korea. Fewer than 25 tigers have been spotted outside of Russia within the last several decades.

Habitat loss has forced the Amur tiger into two provinces in the Russian Far East. Critically endangered, there are less than 500 Amur tigers left in the wild.