PHILIP HOARE: ‘According to estimates, the population of tigers in people’s back gardens in the US outnumbers those in the wild. Seven thousand of the big cats live in US captivity, whereas, despite increases, there are as few as 3,890 wild tigers worldwide. Most of the captive animals are kept in unregulated conditions, as the … Continue reading More tigers live in US back yards than in the wild. Is this a catastrophe?