TIGER WEEK 2007

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TIGERS AND TIGERS AND TIGERS! OH MY!

In 2007, Animal Planet roared into November with Tiger Week to pay tribute to one of the most fascinating — and endangered — creatures of the wild: the tiger. Tiger Week launched with a never-before-seen version of Living with Tigers, featuring Dave Salmoni, big cat expert, as he taught two captive-born tigers, Ron and Julie, to survive in the wild. Viewers received an intimate glance all week long at these precocious beasts and their precarious plight.

From India to Africa to Texas, Tiger Week traveled the globe to tell the whole story of this endangered cat. With tiger species quickly disappearing, those that remain are more valuable than ever, and Tiger Week provided a rare glimpse into their world.

The week kicked off with a never-before-seen version of Living with Tigers and continued with encore presentations of viewers' favorite big cat programming including Tigers of the Emerald Forest, which took viewers into the forests of central India to study the rare increase of tiger population of Panna; Last Maneater: Killer Tigers of India, which explored the world of man-eating tigers in eastern India; Growing Up Tiger, which chronicled the first year of life for two cubs born at a home for great cats that have been abused, neglected or displaced; and continued with more of viewers favorites throughout the week.

With Animal Planet's large predator expert, Dave Salmoni leading the way, viewers embarked on a journey of exploration and information as they learned about these amazing animals and their ever-increasing endangerment. Habitat loss and poaching threaten to destroy tiger populations throughout the world. With only a few thousand tigers left in the wild, many experts worry about the survival of these majestic creatures. "If we do nothing, the tiger will be wiped off the face of the Earth," said Salmoni. "Without change, our children will grow up in a world with no wild tigers. It's imperative that something must change."