Tonight on the TV was a programme which showed the first part of a film of two Bengal Tigers being 'trained' for the "wild" in South Africa.

Below is a description of the programme:

The World Around Us - Living with Tigers - Part 1 (60 mins , Rated: G)
Genre: Documentary

Witness the story of two Bengal tigers born in captivity, who have spent three years being taught how to hunt and live in the wilds of South Africa. If they are successfully integrated into the wild, they could become the forerunners of an audacious plan to help save the world's population of wild tigers. Follow the journey as these babies grow from cuddly cubs to professional assassins.

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I found the programme quite interesting being fascinated by tigers. The fact it was in South Africa is a bit odd, but that is where the guys that have done it with lions in the past are based.

Myself I find the idea intriguing. Imagine purchasing, breeding, training and releasing large numbers of currently captive tigers into a hunting reserve where given time, new offspring could provide a legal hunting opportunity.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

What do you think of the idea, the programme or anything related to the topic?