No such thing as a 'snow tiger'

There is no such species as a '”snow tiger”, and a “snow tiger” has nothing to do with snow. It is a product of selective inbreeding, purely for novelty or commercial value. It comes from white tigers, themselves selectively bred and consequently with a high incidence of birth defects and cub mortality. White tigers are not a separate species, and have no conservation value whatsoever. They are more like a freak show, displayed for the public to gawk at. Sadly, with little real explanation from the establishments that exhibit them, the public’s ignorance is only perpetuated. It should be the role of a responsible media to expose the deception, not join it.

Nirmal Ghosh

Bangkok