The Amur Tigers can be found in ‘The Land of the Tiger’ at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park and houses ‘Vladimir’, ‘Sayan ‘and ‘Tschuna’.  The ‘Land of the Tiger’ is one of the largest tiger reserves in Europe and was built in 2011 and whilst the story of the lions was all about welfare – the tigers are part of the European Breeding Programme and their story is all about the conservation of this beautiful endangered species and the threats they face. It is thought that there are less than 500 Amur tigers left in the wild, hunting had pushed these animals to the brink of extinction in the 1940’s, with only 40 remaining in the wild. The species was saved when Russia granted the Amur tiger full protection and since the 1940’s a significant amount of work has gone into the conservation of these magnificent animals. Land of the Tiger is world renowned and one of the largest tiger exhibits in Europe. Tschuna was originally hand reared by keepers at a zoo in Germany after being rejected by her mother, before coming to the UK and arriving at YWP in 2013, a move recommended by the European Breeding Programme. After being introduced to the male tiger Vladimir, she gave birth to three cubs in March 2015 and turned out to be a great mother. The three cubs made their debut into the main reserve in July.  A fundraising campaign was held to choose their names: Hector, Harley and Hope, and the money raised went to help fund projects for The Amur Leopard and Tiger Alliance. All the cubs have since grown up and moved onto new locations around the world to play their part in the species breeding programme.