On the 22nd July, some of the Manor Wildlife Park keepers will be taking part in the Gauntlet Games event in Cardiff. This is a very big obstacle course with a cheeky little 5K in between (not every keepers idea of fun!).

This madness is all in aid of World Tiger Day (29th July 2017) and tiger conservation. One hundred years ago 100,000 wild tigers roamed throughout Asia, now there could be as few as 3,200. In the last 100 years Asia’s wild tiger range has shrunk by 93% and 40% of that happened in the past ten years.

We are lucky enough to care for two Sumatran tigers at Manor Wildlife Park, a critically endangered subspecies of tiger with a wild population of under 400 individuals. So tiger conservation is a cause very close to our hearts!

All money raised by the keepers will be donated to 21st Century Tiger - an organisation that uses 100% of its donations to support 76 tiger conservation projects throughout 8 countries worldwide.

Taken from the 21st Century Tiger website:
'21st Century Tiger channels money raised by the public, international zoo community and corporate supporters, to carefully chosen wild tiger conservation projects which provide the best conservation value and make the most difference. Wild tigers are under threat of extinction across their whole range from habitat degradation and fragmentation, depletion of prey animals and poaching to supply a large illegal global trade in their body parts. The projects we support focus on these major threats.'

We would love to raise as much money as possible to support tiger conservation so any donations large or small will be greatly appreciated!

As always, footage/photographs of us participating in the event will likely be circulated afterwards for your entertainment!

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