Since its beginning, the Minnesota Zoo has provided leadership in tiger conservation. Shortly after the Minnesota Zoo first opened, the first Species Survival Plan (SSP®), the Tiger SSP, was developed by Dr. Ulysses S. Seal. He was responsible for creating the first steps of a scientific approach to the management of an endangered species in captivity, using the tiger as a model. Today, most of the zoos of the world follow a similar plan for the management of many of their endangered species.

Learn more about the Tiger SSP Program