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JOHN VARTY - CONSERVATIONIST EXTRAORDINAIRE

2/4/2012

 
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JV has a special close relationship with tigress Julie, developed over 12 years.
My good friend and colleague, John Varty - JV to those who know him - was seriously mauled by a wild tiger at his experimental tiger conservation project near the town of Philippolis in South Africa's Free State province last week.

JV is one of the most visionary conservationists, film-makers and individuals around. But by many ill-informed, misinformed, uninformed, envious, jealous or simply stupid people, JV is maligned, discredited and ignored. I have to admit that before I met and became close friends with the man, worked closely with him, and saw what he tries to do, I probably fell into that ill-informed category.

But John Varty, and his younger brother Dave, are two individuals who make a difference, and have made a difference. As young teenagers, the boys inherited their grandfather's hunting block in what is today the Sabi Sand Game Reserve, adjoining Kruger Park. While all around them were urging them to sell the property - all it had was a mud hut and some lean-to's - they had a vision. That vision turned into Londolozi Private Game Reserve, pioneering the concept of luxury and up-market non-consumptive (photographic) safaris. In my travels as a wildlife photographer, and also author of the safari lodge book Simply Safari, I have visited at least 200 leading safari camps and lodges around Africa. Londolozi stands out above most of them for the quality of its wildlife, the quality of the guides, and the quality of its accommodations.

It is no surprise that Nelson Mandela, after his release from 27 years in prison in South Africa, visited Londolozi. He hailed the reserve and the Varty's as visionaries, and proclaimed this to be a model that South Africa could follow. "There, I saw people of all races living in harmony amid the beauty that mother nature offers. Londolozi represents a model of the dream I cherish for the future of nature preservation in our country."

Today, if you speak to many of the black African neighbours to the Sabi Sand reserves, you will find disdain and hatred for many of the owners of these private reserves. For the Vartys however, there is widespread respect, love and affection.

John Varty has always had an affinity for the Big Cats. It was he who learned how to habituate leopards to close viewing by safari vehicles, and much of the great leopard viewing guests enjoy throughout the Sabi Sand reserves can probably be traced back to the original leopard JV habituated to accept vehicles in close proximity. The manner in which safari guides move their vehicles around leopards nowadays, can also be traced back to his early experiments and observations. It is a technique and protocol that today is taught at guide training schools around Africa. JV has raised orphan lions and leopards, habituating them back into a life in the wild. He was friends with the great George Adamson, and spent much time in Kenya's Kora Reserve with that legendary Lion Man of Africa.

In the 1990's JV learned of the plight of the tiger. Here is the most iconic wildlife species on the planet, better known and loved even than lions and elephants, and it is in a parlous state. Numbers in the wild have plummeted to the extent that in most of their previous range-states in Asia they are nigh extinct. Last year, the Year of the Tiger, India announced they had about 1,400 tigers left. They have not been seen in the wild in China for 30 years or more. In other countries where they once were plentiful, numbers are down to a few hundred, or mere handfuls. According to the latest published figures there are some 3000 - 3500 wild tigers left alive. This number in reality is probably far fewer…perhaps as little as 1500, or less.

According to JV, the reality is that many of the range state countries attach little if any prominence to tiger conservation. Parks are small, unfenced and poorly policed. Tigers are worth much more dead than alive. Tiger tourism, which could earn huge sums for conservation, is minuscule compared with African Big Five tourism.

When JV first learned of the situation pertaining to tigers he tried to offer his assistance, his experience and knowledge gained in developing one of the finest private game reserves in the world. He soon learned his offers were being ignored, that there was little will on the part of tiger range-state governments, that many of the multitude of tiger conservation organizations were more concerned with protecting their own niches, their own nests, than protecting the tiger. JV traveled to tiger conservation conferences around the world…using his own hard-earned funds rather than public donations like so many of the other conservationists gathered there. He soon concluded that for many at these conferences the most important item on the agenda was deciding where the next conference might be held. Rio, Cannes, Casablanca, LA?

So Varty decided to do things independently, spend his own money earned through his shares in Londolozi, his revenue from his documentary films, his big cats safaris, on buying land for tigers, fencing this land with an expensive fence good enough to keep tigers in and others out, stocking it with expensive game for the tigers to hunt, and breeding a self-sustaining population of wild, free-ranging tigers that could, perhaps one day, be used to repopulate tiger reserves elsewhere in the world.

In 2000 he bought two zoo-bred tigers from Canada. His efforts to rehabilitate Ron & Julie became the subject of the documentary Living with Tigers, shown in more than 100 countries around the world. Julie has borne nine cubs since then. Ron was killed in a territorial fight with another tiger last year…they way most male tigers would die in the wild. JV also bought two other tigers to supplement his breeding stock, Shadow and Seatao. Today Tiger Canyons has 15 tigers…free ranging, able to hunt wild game. That's an almost 400% increase in the population…figures any other true tiger reserve can only dream about! Varty is currently looking to buy more land to establish a new tiger reserve in South Africa.

Of course, one of the criticisms from many who will denigrate JV is "tigers don't belong in Africa!" Or "tigers belong in Asia" and "you can't have lions and tigers and leopards and cheetahs together in one continent". It is hard to accept that tigers care where they live, or that future generations would prefer to see no tigers (in Asia) than wild tigers in Africa. Some fossil evidence indicates that tigers could once have roamed Africa. Lions, leopards and cheetah have called Asia home, along with tigers. Varty is not advocating nor trying to introduce tigers into established African game reserves alongside existing wildlife populations. His plan, his experiment, his proposal to all who will listen, is to buy failed farmlands and rehabilitate them under wildlife. Fence them and introduce tigers along with prey species. The tigers I have watched hunting springbok and blesbuck at Tiger Canyons don't seem fazed that these are not chital deer, sambar, gaur, nilgai or any other Asian species.

Another criticism I hear often regards JV's penchant for interacting with his subjects in his films. JV in fact pioneered the involvement and engagement of the film-maker (himself) in his documentaries 30 or more years ago. At the time it was ground-breaking, and subject to much comment (negative) from old school documentary makers. Today, however, most of the network channels won't accept films unless there is a human element, a degree of human interaction, a frisson of danger. JV has made more than 30 award-winning documentaries and one feature film, starring Brooke Shields, Martin Sheen and himself. Many if not most of them involve him along with the animals. The aforementioned Living with Tigers would not have been nearly as popular, would not have raised nearly as much interest in saving tigers, had there not been the human element. Julie, the "mother tiger" at Tiger Canyons today, retains an abiding trust in JV, a love if you will, much like your pet dog or cat shows love for you. JV has been with Julie for 12 years, yet she switches between wild tigress hunting for herself, raising wild young cubs, and cuddly companion with JV at will. It is something special to see…but JV himself will tell you that if Julie is not feeling "friendly" on any particular day she will let him know, and he stays away.

Perhaps one of the most idiotic and nonsensical criticisms is that "some experts feel that this is a money making venture by Varty in an attempt to earn money from the tourism industry." Apart from the fact that Tiger Canyons does not offer any of the trappings of the tourism industry offered, for example, by places such as Londolozi and that tourist visits there are basic, rudimentary and totally education based, JV's exact model for the conservation of tigers is just that: protect them in places where tourists can be assured of seeing tigers, where tigers can earn a share of the wildlife tourism dollar, where tigers can pay their way simply by being tigers. The Londolozi model, followed so successfully throughout Africa, makes perfect sense. If the Asian governments are not going to save tigers, let private individuals do it, on privately owned land, where they can fund tiger conservation through tourism. It is a concept followed not only by private landowners, but national parks throughout the world - wildlife needs to earn its keep. If it pays, it stays, is the oft-quoted refrain.

As I mentioned above, JV is a film-maker of huge acclaim. His documentaries are screened by the world's leading and most respected television channels, including National Geographic, Discovery and Animal Planet. Yes, JV uses his films of the tigers, and also lions and leopards and anything else, to fund his conservation projects, to buy land for tigers, to buy wild game for his tigers to hunt. Considering that a blesbuck can cost R1500 (about $200) each, a springbok more than R1000, a wildebeest R2000 or more...JV has a huge feed bill! Anyone who has visited JV at his home, has seen the car that he drives, the clothes he wears, will know that this is a man who does not spend much of his income on himself, or on the trappings of luxury.

Which brings us to the attack on JV. It was not perpetrated by Julie, nor by one of the two cubs he was forced to hand-rear when they were abandoned at birth (which are now living wild and free themselves). The tiger that attacked JV was a young male called Corbett, a son of Ron and Shadow now in its 4th year. JV was not out of the car with Corbett, he was not interacting with the tiger. In fact he did not see the tiger prior to being attacked from behind, and was simply closing a gate to an adjoining camp where Julie had been kept separated from the other tigers while she was in oestrus. (JV does not want her to breed more cubs until he has more land available.) Corbett, unseen behind the corrugated iron of an adjoining gate, lunged through with one powerful paw, hooked JV and pulled him into the gate, breaking three ribs with the impact. The tiger then began to savage him, though was unable to get its head through the gap in the gate to physically bite JV. Fortunately a film crew who were with JV managed to pull him free of the tiger's claws and rush him to a nearby doctor in Philippolis, prior to him being taken to hospital in Bloemfontein. JV spent almost 6 hours in theatre having his wounds attended to, followed by several days in the intensive care unit. The biggest danger now is the possibility of infection in the wounds, always a major threat with injuries from any of the big cats…or even your pet moggie at home.

JV, who recently published his autobiography Nine Lives, will no doubt return to his tigers and the other big cats he loves as soon as he is able. He is at pains to stress that Corbett was acting the way a wild male tiger would towards someone he saw as a male rival for an oestrus female. There is currently no suggestion that Corbett should be shot or euthanised. According to JV's ex, Gillian van Houten, who visited Tiger Canyons the day after the attack, Corbett was behaving normally when she saw him.

I wish JV a speedy recovery, and a speedy and successful return to his tigers and conservation projects. And I wish too that people who do not know the man, who have not visited his tiger project, would keep their mouths closed until they are better informed!

Suzanne
2/4/2012 09:51:25

A great man trying to right the wrongs of humans Keep up the good work John. Have a speedy recover

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2/12/2012 10:23:29

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19/1/2013 00:05:24

Great man, great work, thank you john

Debbie Christophers link
2/4/2012 10:15:38

Hi Daryl

Thank you for sharing your views with us! You might have read my comment on FB, that JV has given me a different look on life. Yet I have met many people that think otherwise, as you have also explained.

In fact last week (a day before this attack), I posted a pic on ODP (as I just recently joined them, in the hope to get feedback on my wildlife pics, in order to improve), and some person referred to Tiger Canyons, as JV's Tiger Zoo. Needless to say this person is not local and has never set foot in Phillipollis.

I wish JV all the best and he must continue doing what he does. I hope one day I can do something great too!

Best Wishes

Debbie Christophers

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Vaibhav pasricha
2/4/2012 10:49:07

JV you are a grt soul and I always appreciate your love affection and care for tiger. Keep up the gud work and I wish you a speedy recovery .

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Yolanda & Brian Petzer
2/4/2012 11:23:24

JV is a legend and we had the privilege recently of meeting him and spending time with these most beloved animals. A life-changing & humble experience. We pray he recovers speedily. Humanity needs him. The tigers need him. Corbett needs him. Good article above by Daryl.

Kind Regards to JV
Brian and Yolanda Petzer

Dilip
2/4/2012 11:48:27

The importance of JV's tiger canyons will be known to the world only after the tigers in India and Asia vanish.The only hope of re-introduction of the tigers back in the forests of India rests with JV.He will be the only person who will be able to provide tigers for re-introduction.His association with Shingalana the lioness and Jamu the leopard is all well known here in India in the schools as well as the tiger canyon project he started with Ron and Julie.GET WELL SOON JV,Please and thanks a lot Daryl

Sue Crear
2/4/2012 12:07:39

Thank you so much for the update. It is appreciated by all of those who are ardent admirers and avid followers of JV

Raphi Eitelberg
2/4/2012 12:11:17

Thank you Daryl Balfour, for that interesting and well-written piece!

I have never met John 'JV' personally, but have seen the Doccie "Living With Tigers" on NatGeo and I love his work.
Yes, John does interact with some of the (Friendlier) tigers; But he at least keeps them wild, as they should be. It's a shame they have to be in a fenced-in property in SA. But with the threat that Tigers face in Asia because of TCM, they are at least safe in Tiger Canyons.

Wishing John Varty a speedy recovery to full health. The tigers and essentially, so does the world.

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23/1/2013 17:55:27

A great man trying to right the wrongs of humans Keep up the good work John. Have a speedy recover

Rory loader
2/4/2012 13:18:13

thanks Daryl . I've have been one of those fortunate enough to spend time with the Varty family and can call myself a member of the Londolozi family. I have spent alot of time with Jv and his tigers. It is an amazing project, and he deserves alot more respect than ignorant people give him. He is and always be a hero to me and a maverick cobservationist. Just hope he recovers and carries on the good work. Thanks for the kind words. All the best to Jv and his tigers. At the rate the world is going the only place we are going to be able to view wild tigers will be right here in africa.

Helen Powell
2/4/2012 13:30:26

Wishing John Varty a very speedy recovery and a huge thank you to him for his insight and dedication. Never mind the begrudgers There will always be people who feel and think they know better. The planet needs people like JV

Johness
2/4/2012 14:48:20

Thanx so much for the info.....When we come back for a visit will try and go and see the Tigers.......Pleased JV is doing well and should be home soon.....

Hilton Treves
2/4/2012 14:53:22

I've known JV for many years, my company did a lot of work with him during his Leopard days. Long before the Tigers came on the scene. He is an incredibly passionate person and his quest to educate and save the big cats is something we all should take a lesson from. He puts his heart and soul into it. We and the world need him to show the way. All the arm chair critics should shut their mouths until, they've been to see what this and he is all about face to face.. JV, get well soon.

Michelle
2/4/2012 15:06:44

Great article Daryl. If only people who don't have positive things to say could keep to themselves. Petty petty. JV has done wonderful things and hopefully people in all the above mentioned categories of misinformed etc, will learn about the great things he is doing. Get well soon so you can get back to your tigers, they need you.

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2/4/2012 15:06:57

I had the honor to be with JV four days in March. On the last morning Sunda padded over to him, behind his back, as John opened the gate. Luckily I was able to alert John, who quickly moved back into the vehicle. I know there has been talk of a film of a live birth and John, who requires income to support the growing numbers of tigers, was checking for females in oestrous and he was very aware of the danger from excited males.

This is a man who has given his life to saving these animals. He is living proof that one person can make a difference.....but to do that you do have to act, and act he has.

I also find it it offensive to read the criticisms written about him, they are purely ignorant. He has a plan and it is a good one, it will require other people of good faith to act on behalf of the tiger. I have never seen a person work with more commitment than John Varty and it is my fervent prayer that his vision is made whole.

Jenni van Rooyen
2/4/2012 17:12:26

Thanks for that update. I was wondering what had happened. It looks like tigers through fences are still very dangerous. I saw a similar accident happen on TV with another big cat and someone just leaning against its cage. If you see John, please give him my wishes for a speedy recovery.

Sheila
2/4/2012 17:56:14

I wish there were more people out there like John Varty. People who criticise his work with anything less than praise are just ignorant. His tigers are not caged nor are they being raised to perform in circuses or otherwise abused. Although they are fenced in, like many other animals are in reserves, they have acres and acres on which to roam and hunt. These tigers have it made to have fallen in with John. No one else has come even close to offering these tigers the kind of freedom that John has given them. Even the sanctuaries don't come close to offering these big cats what John has given them. My hat is off to this amazing man who has chosen to do what he can to save this remarkable cat from extinction. I hope he is able to recover soon and completely so that he can return to continue this most important work.

J.A.
2/4/2012 18:17:35

In the future, when there is a healthy population of tigers in South Africa, no one will remember those people who criticized the Tiger Canyons project. But everyone will remember John Varty. I wish him a very quick and total recovery, my best wishes from someone who loves wildlife as much as he does, and wishes he had the means to do even a fraction of what he has done.
We need more heroes like him.

Dean Polley link
2/4/2012 22:36:16

Great write-up and point of view Daryl. For those viewers that are interested in an in depth and inspired view of the Londolozi story, read Dave Varty's book "The Full Circle". (go to www.amazon.com and search "Dave Varty").

Anne Crawford-Nutt link
2/4/2012 23:52:48

JV was, and is, an inspiration and a legend. Spending time in Londolozi as his guest is one of the highlights of my life and inspired me to buy my first 4x4 and spend all my holidays in the bush, photographing the wildlife. 28 years later, on my wall, I still have the pictures of leopards I took at Londolozi while on a game walk with him and his tracker early one morning. I have never experienced a person with such a connection and love of the big cats. JV you are a legend and your work with the tigers must go on - I wish you a full recovery and wonderful success with your project. If anyone will save the tigers, you will - as Winston Churchill said: "Never, never, never give up"

Rudra Chattopadhyay
3/4/2012 00:31:31

The incident only goes to show how successful the tiger project has become. Corbett, raised by wild tigress Shadow proved to be a true wild cat & JV too knows that the risk was always there. But such is his love for animals that JV is willing to undergo yet another sacrifice for the sake of mother earth!!!

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3/4/2012 02:16:47

Bridgena's words after our visit to Tiger canyons

"I felt small and insignificant as a human in the presence of these magnificent animals. I was guilty and directly responsible for the extinction of animals like the Tigers due to my silence and ignorance! – one of the best experiences I ever had!
"
Speedy recovery JV

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28/11/2012 07:57:35

Londolozi stands out above most of them for the quality of its wildlife, the quality of the guides, and the quality of its accommodations.

Jos and Yvette van Bommel link
3/4/2012 06:11:02

Hello Daryl,
We could not have expressed it better, thanks for this!!!
Our thoughts are with JV and his family every moment of the day,
Yvette and Jos

Modou Danso
3/4/2012 17:38:17

Daar Jos and Yvette,
I am wishing your vriend John Varty a very speedy recovery and hope he gets back to his tigers soon.

Veel sterkte

Alex Ibarra
3/4/2012 09:01:13

I am currently stationed overseas in Afghanistan and was fortunate enough to catch a couple of episodes at the dining facility of one of the coalition forward operating base. This was the first and only time I had ever seen the show. As I watched in amazement of this man in these particular episodes, two of the tigresses had given birth to cubs and his young sons helped him remove the cubs left behind by Julie I believe. I began to wonder if he had ever been attacked or would he be attacked. Almost like when folks wait to see if there will be crash during a NASCAR race. The way I see it, anyone dealing with wild animals or domestic animals will have accidents. How many times have you heard of breeder of dogs being bit, or even non breeders being bit. Just this case, my wife was bit by our own dog when she visited her family this past week, not once but twice when she tried to separate her mom’s dog from our dog. Accidents happen, it's only on that larger scale that people tend to comment, usually badly because it did happen to him and it was a big cat. I am no conservationist nor do I own my own land to raise anything, but if that's what he wants to do with his life, then who are we to judge? He believes he is doing something that can help tigers from becoming extinct. I spent my entire adult life in the military and one thing that always bothered me was hearing, 'well that's how we've always done it". Just because that's how you have always done it, doesn't necessarily mean it was the best way to do it. Jane Goodall with no formal education lived in the jungles with chimps and is now the foremost authority and at the time when she started, all conservations and biologist were up in arms saying that she should not be interacting with the animals. Who do you all remember? Jane Goodall! So John, speedy recovery, gods speed and I hope you make it back soon to your canyon to continue to do your amazing work and continue to upset everyone that doesn't believe in your work!
Oh yeah, I almost forgot. With this accident, you may need to change your protocols on opening and closing enclosures to protect yourself and your team. Sorry, that's my military training in action. I hope to one day be able to visit this amazing place!

Derek Ramsden link
3/4/2012 18:46:40

Great story, and blog Darryl. When I first got wind of 'Tiger breeding' in Africa, I thought here we go - more canned hunting! Then I heard about John's aims and aspirations and thought.. aah.. that's great.. but with some reservations. I must be honest, until I heard about this latest attack, I've never followed the progress, or visited any of John's web-sites. It remained at the peripheries of my senses. I'm fully behind John Varty and his team, and wish him a speedy recovery so he can get back to this mammoth task. Maybe Corbet needed to keep him on his toes so he doesn't follow those that went before. Wishing him all the success in the world!

Siva Baskaran
3/4/2012 22:56:11

Hi, really unfortunate that this incident happend. I pray to God for speedy recovery of JV. We humans and Tigers need JV to protect nature. Living in India, I know the plight of Asian tigers and the experiment Varty is up to will go a long way in ensuring wild tigers find a safe home in some part of Africa. JV, you're a tiger yourself - I'm sure you will be back soon with more vigor and continue your passion.

Olga McCrindle
4/4/2012 05:30:36

My husband and I have always been in awe of John Varty's work in conservation and in fact have a trip booked for 20th April to spend time with JV at Tiger Canyons, although we realise that we may need to reschedule depending on JV's recovery.

We visited Londolozi Pioneer Camp two years ago and were so impressed with ethos and passion of everyone working at the camp that had clearly been filtered down by JV.

We're looking forward to meeting JV hopefully on 20th April, or at a later rescheduled date. Speedy recovery JV!

Daryl Balfour
4/4/2012 13:27:51

Olga, unfortunately, yes, all safaris at Tiger Canyons are cancelled for at least the next 6 weeks. Please contact Sunette regarding rescheduling.

Alet
4/4/2012 06:21:03

John Varty is an awesome human being, I wish him all the best. For anyone to do so much for wildlife and to give so much of himself, is really a gift.

Gabrielle Fergusson
4/4/2012 07:18:07

I wish you a very speedy recover John and may your work continue apace. You are a brave and dedicated man and I wish you well.

Richard Erasmus link
5/4/2012 00:44:24

John Varty is 'n karakter wat my altyd verstom as hy op die kassie verskyn - so eerlik, passievol, liefdevol en duidelik 'n man wat sy eie kop volg en een wat niemand en niks vrees nie.. Ek het sy boeke verslind, maar het nooit die voorreg of geld gehad om hom te ontmoet nie.

Nadat ons in die koerant gelees het van die voorval het ek gewonder hoekom daar nie elke dag berigte verskyn om die ondersteuners van John in te lig nie. Google moes daagliks nader getrek word.

Dankie Daryl, nou kan ons weer asem skep - dit lyk vir ons, danksy jou, dat JV weer terug sal wees by sy geliefde projek en sy pragtige tiere.

Mag God hom seën.

Joey Barnard
7/4/2012 15:39:23

I have for many years followed JV's photography with great interest and am in awe of a man who stands up for wildlife, and puts his passion into actions to safe wildlife and correct the wrongs of human impact. No one can watch his documentaries and not realise his heart for wildlife. A great and humble man. Speedy recovery JV!

Morkel Erasmus link
18/4/2012 05:09:54

Thanks for this thoughtful and sobering perspective, Daryl.
Wishing JV a speedy recovery - what a legend! I need to make a plan to visit Tiger Canyons sometime soon...

Gustav
19/4/2012 17:16:47

Speedy 100% recovery John. The Tigers and Nature needs you back. Thanks for all the good you do that concern the whole world.

Carel from Randburg
30/4/2012 00:57:01

If only there were more people on earth like JV.
pst.. what about a strong pepper spray attached to a string/band around his wrist in case it happens again? Better than nothing.
Blessings.

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24/5/2012 03:07:30

Thanks for sharing it with others. It will be really helpful for the travelers. Lots of information at a single place.

Gabrielle Fergusson
24/5/2012 03:41:50

Can you please tell us how John is? Is he out of hospital and on the mend with no infection. I wish him very well.

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13/9/2012 13:29:37

Londolozi represents a model of the dream I cherish for the future of nature preservation in our country."

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7/11/2012 06:49:53

Can you please tell us how John is? Is he out of hospital and on the mend with no infection. I wish him very well.

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22/1/2013 14:09:32

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The tiger that attacked JV was a young male called Corbett, a son of Ron and Shadow now in its 4th year. JV


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