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Adopt a Tiger from the UK

Symbolic tiger adoption for UK supporters: explore the appeal purpose, giving options, digital acknowledgement and WARN’s grant status.

By WARN Research & Conservation TeamLast updated

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In brief

You can adopt a tiger symbolically with WARN from £5 a month (about 16p a day) or with a one-off gift. Your donation supports WARN’s wild tiger appeal, and you receive a personalised digital certificate that can name a gift recipient. It is symbolic: no individual animal is assigned to you.

£5+
Monthly from
<150
Malayan tigers (est.)
Endangered
Both subspecies
UK
Supporter route

Guide 1

What Tiger Adoption from the UK Actually Means

Symbolic tiger adoption is a donation towards the related appeal purpose with an adoption-themed acknowledgement. It gives you a way to express support without owning, naming or visiting a live tiger. The suggested amounts are contribution choices rather than prices for food, a patrol or a rescue.

An attractive tiger photograph can help people connect with the species, but it does not establish that the pictured animal has been rescued or funded by WARN. Published records should identify actual recipient decisions, payments and reported outcomes separately.

Guide 2

How to Adopt from £5/Month

Visit adopt a tiger, choose monthly or one-off, pay in GBP, receive confirmation. Request a gift certificate by emailing WARN.

Guide 3

Why Adoption Is Not Individual Animal Ownership

Wild tigers are not pets. Your adoption contributes towards the tiger appeal purpose. Patrols, snare removal and conflict response are possible areas for assessment, not confirmed WARN-funded operations.

Guide 4

Sumatran and Malayan tiger context

This guide discusses tigers in Indonesia and Malaysia. Range-country information does not confirm a grant relationship. See Indonesia and tiger appeal.

Guide 5

Adoption Versus Direct Appeal Donation

Both fund the same programme. Adoption provides a species certificate.

Guide 6

Habitat Loss and Palm Oil Context

Forest clearance isolates tiger populations. Habitat grants through habitat protection appeal complement tiger-specific anti-poaching work.

Guide 7

Gift Tiger Adoption for UK Occasions

Checkout at adopt a tiger, email WARN for a certificate. Honest framing: programme support, not tiger ownership.

Guide 8

Gift Aid Transparency

Legal identity: registration status. Compare sponsor a tiger for sponsorship terminology.

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Wildlife guide

Tiger

A tiger (Panthera tigris) is the largest living cat, listed Endangered by the IUCN in 2022. Sumatran and Malayan tigers are Critically Endangered. Fewer than 600 Sumatran tigers and about 80–120 mature Malayan tigers remain. Tigers are not lions. They are solitary forest hunters, not social like African lions.

Country programme

Indonesia

Indonesia’s forests, islands and coasts support remarkable wildlife, including all three orangutan species. Animal welfare and conservation needs differ between Kalimantan, Sumatra and the wider archipelago.

Country programme

Malaysia

Animal welfare in Malaysia spans Peninsular forests, Sabah and Sarawak on Borneo, and marine habitats. Place and species matter when assessing a conservation need or deciding who can help.

Source Notes

WARN uses named intergovernmental, conservation and animal-welfare sources for numeric claims. These notes summarise the source basis for this page.

IUCN Red List — tigers

Sumatran and Malayan tigers Endangered.

WARN tiger appeal

Programme at tiger appeal.

WARN adopt tiger

Adoption at adopt a tiger.

Adopt a Tiger from the UK: Frequently Asked Questions

Can I adopt a tiger from the UK?
Yes — symbolic adoption from £5/month at adopt a tiger.
Do I get to pick the tiger?
No. Adoption supports the whole programme in Indonesia and Malaysia.
Is tiger adoption Gift Aid eligible?
No. WARN is a registered global not-for-profit and cannot claim Gift Aid
Can I adopt as a gift?
Yes — adopt at adopt a tiger and email info@worldanimalrescuenetwork.org for a certificate.
Can I visit my adopted tiger?
No. Adoption funds field work, not tourism.
Which subspecies does adoption support?
Supports the wild tiger appeal: habitat protection, humane coexistence and appropriate care. The related appeal is Help Wild Tigers: Tigers need safe habitat and protection from illegal killing and conflict. Explore proposed conservation support and dated evidence before giving. Read tiger appeal for the current purpose, recipient-selection status and donation terms. See /about/where-your-money-goes/#grant-register for published grant records.
Can I cancel monthly tiger adoption?
Use manage for help with future monthly payments, or email info@worldanimalrescuenetwork.org. If you independently arranged a standing order, manage it with your bank. Card subscriptions are managed separately from standing orders.
What threatens Malayan tigers most?
Poaching, snares, habitat fragmentation — fewer than 150 individuals may remain.
How can I check whether WARN has paid a grant?
Read /about/where-your-money-goes/#grant-register for published recipient, approval and payment records. A reconciled financial summary and individual grant records have not yet been published here. This is a reporting status, not a statement that income, expenditure or grants are zero. Contact WARN for information about your gift.

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