Der Schlafende Tiger

Discovery Channel - Last Tiger Standing (2014)
HDTV | 1280x720 | .MKV/AVC @ 3662 Kbps | 41mn 30s | Audio: English AC3 384 kbps, 6 channels | Subs: None | 1.20 GiB
Genre: Documentary

The Siberian tiger is the largest subspecies of tiger and the largest cat in the world. Their numbers have declined dramatically in the last two decades, and scientists are eager to find them in order to gain a better knowledge of their behaviors and personalities. But the task won’t be easy. Siberian tigers are so elusive that more scientists have been to space than have seen a Siberian tiger in the wild. In this groundbreaking documentary, biologist Liz Bonnin and a team of scientists embark on a mission to Siberia to film Siberian tigers in the wild. Time is of the essence for the scientists and filmmakers gathering in a remote Siberian outpost in the depths of winter. Russian scientists estimate that only 300 to 350 of these big cats remain in the wild, and the only way to protect them is to first find them. Capturing the world’s rarest tiger on videotape to better understand its behavior may be the best way to protect it from poachers and loss of habitat. When three orphaned cubs are discovered in the process, a desperate rescue mission is launched.

The tiger known as Broken Tail was born in Ranthambhore National Park in northern India, a vast, natural reserve for a wide variety of Indian wildlife, but especially famous for its Bengal tigers. Historically revered in Indian tradition, tigers in the area were once protected by maharajahs, and then by government sanctuaries and conservation projects. But poachers have proven to be nearly unstoppable over the years, and tigers have struggled to survive, even with the protection of the park. At one point, there were as few as 26 tigers left in the reserve, and today, the fate of each and every tiger is important to the species as a whole. Conservation efforts have been intensified in the face of the crisis, and the struggle continues.Broken Tail: A Tiger’s Last Journey is the story of the life and death of a tiger destined for greatness, who may still lead the way to a better future for those of his kind. This film premiered February 20, 2011.

Irish cameraman, Colin Stafford-Johnson spent almost 600 days filming Broken Tail and his family for some of the finest tiger documentaries ever made. Broken Tail was the most charismatic tiger cub ever seen in Ranthambore, one of India's best protected tiger reserves.