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Tiger is a pretty impressive cat. He's huge and he's only 2 years old, CBS News chief foreign correspondent Lara Logan reports. This Tiger Woods - and his famously named pals Madonna and Cathay - are all South China tigers, the most endangered species of big cats in the world today.

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Eagle_Eye
March 30, 2007, 7:59 p.m.
After stoners story about poachers killing the lions can we do this and be successful?
I have to wonder now days that the release of Endangered Species into the wild isn't really safe yet until they can control the Black Market and all that goes with it.
They have been some what successful with the Elephants and Ivory, maybe some day there will be a way.
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BronxBomber
March 30, 2007, 8:25 p.m.
I shutter to think that those beautiful tigers might be extinct, what they could do is strive for more improved law enforcement, give good incentives to those who want to serve in the same, and have more stringent regulations regarding poachers & such, I dunno that's gonna take some funding though...$$$
However, I really wish them the very best.
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kctrixter
March 30, 2007, 9:22 p.m.
I hope this works, I find all the big cats truly amazing.
I caught a show about a ranch that raises tigers that were born in captivity till their 1st birthday, to see how they bonded with there handlers and yet remained wild animals was something to see. The tigers raised on the ranch will never go back to the wild (which was sad) but it did give people a chance to see how amazing these creatures are.
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not2needy
March 30, 2007, 10:10 p.m.
I saw something about this on the news a couple of days ago. The way these tigers were treated in captivity was abhorable, but i just wonder how they will do when reintroduced to the wild!!
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elzorro2162
March 31, 2007, 8:01 a.m.
Hopefully this move will not unbalance the South African ecosystem or be poached there as well.
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david_nwpa
March 31, 2007, 8:57 a.m.
I wonder why the Tigers went to South Africa as opposed to some other stable country. Since Tigers were not indigenous to South Africa, the scientists run the risk of introducing unintended consequences. Could they not also have been released in say Australia? Then again, Australia has had its share of non-native animals introduced into the wild with disastrous results.
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kriicket
March 31, 2007, 9:23 a.m.
Great submission EE ! You and Stoners really hit some good stories with the lions and tigers...I am absolutely intrigued by big cats. Their enormous size, and the power they have is amazing. When I think about what is happening to these cats, the only thing that comes to mind is a picture of a fading sunset. It would be so sad for these big cats to fade away. They are just so beautiful, I love watching them...its like you can almost see their power and knowledge in their eyes. Sometimes when I have watched them on t.v., or taken my kids to the zoo, I look at their eyes...and it's almost like if you look at them long enough you can read about their life. I know this sounds kinda wacky, but it's the only way I know how to put my feelings into words. It would truly be a tragedy if they all went away. Once they're gone, they can never come back....and part of the real tragedy is that what's left of them will only be in zoos....and not out in the wild where they belong.
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Amazing1
March 31, 2007, 11:14 a.m.
I hope this works. There are dangers in this drastic plan, but I think we have to do something to prevent this beautiful beast from becoming extinct.
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Eagle_Eye
March 31, 2007, 11:19 a.m.
I would like to see more animals living in "Preserves" versus "Zoo's", but we have to create a way to protect them from poachers and people who eat them because they think there is power, healing or nice wall hanging.
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1-2-Oscar
March 31, 2007, 1:18 p.m.
With the usual CBS regard for accurate detail:
"He's huge and he's only 2 years old,...."
"After three years, Tiger Woods and the others are successfully able to hunt for themselves."
So which is it? Do they need to bring back Dan Rather?
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MacR
March 31, 2007, 5:13 p.m.
I am wondering like some others what the impact is going to be with this. Although like the lion story, we do not need to lose any more of the big cats. I just wonder if the study could be done somewhere else. Like some of the Islands off of China that are not populated. Could they also keep better tabs on them there. What ever they do I wish them all the luck they can get. They will need it for it to work.
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Macondo
March 31, 2007, 6:42 p.m.
How about also saving this young H. Sapiens before they become endangered species ?
Click and see 20 pages of pictures.
http://www.netscape.com/viewstory/2007/03/30/ir...