The largest living cat in the world, the Siberian Tiger possesses both grace and beauty. Although it spends a lot of time hunting, its reputation as a vicious killer is undeserved.

Becoming a Siberian Tiger sponsor is a year long celebration of one of the earth's most magnificent creatures-a year`s worth of wonder and learning that can be shared. You can choose and sponsor a specific individual Siberian Tiger in the wild. Becoming a Siberian Tiger sponsor allows the Hornocker Wildlife Research Institute and the Siberian Tiger Project to continue their noble work of protecting these majestic animals and their ever diminishing natural habitat.

Siberian Tigers are Found in the Amur-Ussuri region of Siberia; also in northern China and Korea. The Siberian Tiger is an endangered subspecies. It is estimated that there are no more than 500 of these animals left in the wild. There are probably nearly as many Siberian Tigers in captivity as there are roaming free.

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It is estimated that some species of big cats will be extinct in the wild in the year 2000, much sooner then we realize. No tigers in the jungles of India, or in the tundra of Siberia. No snow leopards in the Himalayas. No panthers in Florida.

The zoos and other institutions do not have the space to keep a big enough gene pool for many species of big cats to survive. So we must all do what we can to protect those remaining.

This earth was not given to us to sell and consume - it was only loaned to us for a place to live while we are here, and while our human species, hopefully, matures. Part of that contract is to put back as much as we take, for the future of both our children and the tigers.

Many have asked why do we do what we do? Can we look into the pleading eyes of a starving, abused tiger or lion cub, and just walk away? They know why we are there. They know we can help if only we want to. Perhaps a better question would be; Why don't more people do it?

The eyes of the Tiger are the brightest of any animal on earth. At dusk, or in the beam of a torch, they blaze back the ambient light with awe-inspiring intensity. It would be a tragedy... if we allowed that magical fire to burn out.