Carolina is one of our most vocal tigers! If you hear a tiger calling, it is often Carolina! Carolina is very food motivated tiger and will come right up to the fence when it is mealtime. She is a pretty social tiger, but definitely picks and chooses when she will grace you with her presence. She has been on and off the tour path and does great in either spot. Consider yourself lucky if she blesses you with the opportunity to hear her call or see her fluffy ruff.
How Carolina Came to the Sanctuary
Carolina came to Carolina Tiger Rescue with her enclosure-mates, Caprichio and India, along with 13 other animals from a facility in Colorado. The owner became ill and decided to sell his land and donate his animals. Carolina Tiger Rescue worked with several other sanctuaries around the country to find homes for over 100 animals. This is the largest rescue in Carolina Tiger Rescue's history and the largest rescue of big cats in the United States.
Carolina is a very social tiger who enjoys visiting with guests. She often comes up to the fence when guests walk by. She is always good for a chuffle or tiger moan, which sounds like a cow mooing. She also spends a lot of time making noise to try and get her neighbor's attention.
Carolina has a much lighter coat than her enclosure-mate, Caprichio. Her stripes are also much lighter and she has a lot of fluff, or ruff, around her face.
Carolina lives on Oak Hill, next to Naveen Tiger.
Habitat Destruction
It is estimated that 1/3 of all land mammals will risk extinction by the year 2050 if the current trend continues. These animals are losing their habitats at an alarming rate. On average, 300 football fields' worth of rainforest is cleared each hour for palm oil plantations. Palm oil is an easy and cheap crop to grow that is in over 50% of consumer goods. The area in which palm oil is planted is home to tigers, orangutans, and countless other species, big and small, that are vital to the Earth’s well-being.
Panthera tigris
