Our Wild World

My guest is Chris Slappendel, founder of Wildlife Advocates Foundation and administrator of the Facebook page, I Am A Tiger Advocate, a leading warehouse of all things tiger, news and articles about tigers world-wide joins me. Chris visited 24 countries where tigers once lived or still live: Russia, Afghanistan, Iran, China, Kazakhstan, South Korea Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, India and Nepal where he was interviewed more than a 100 times by journalists for TV and radio programs, to raise awareness of the horrific conditions of tigers in captivity across the globe, the increasing illegal trade in tiger parts for Traditional Chinese Medicine, and to learn the challenges wild and captive tigers face- from the people who live with tigers, and the organizations working to protect them, and those who provide sanctuary for them. Today Chris tells us his story, his passion for tigers and what advocated can do for securing a future for them.