COVID-19 is threatening tigers, too, and even lions, experts say.
The cats in accredited zoos are the lucky ones. Tigers sold in the poorly regulated private market are more likely to live in cramped conditions with fewer resources, experts say.
Beyond that, feeding and caring for the animals without sufficient protective equipment puts workers in danger, Saffery said. He lost an arm when he was mauled by a tiger at"The livelihood of these animals is in the hands of the humans who care for them," he said."So because it's a give-and-take relationship, they need to operate together. These zoos have no choice but to go out and tend to these animals directly, one on one, every day.
"Privately owned 'exotics' ... they're pretty much unregulated, so what they do is completely up to them," he said.
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