While these tigers may be rivals on the field, off the field they are joining forces to help their namesake. Auburn University, LSU, the University of Missouri and Clemson University are leading the efforts of the newly formed U.S. Tiger University Consortium.
The consortium’s goal is to bring the considerable resources of its member institutions to bear in order to help save wild tigers whose numbers have fallen below 4,000 individuals worldwide. The consortium was initiated by Clemson University President James P. Clements, who also serves on the Global Tiger Initiative Council.
“Students, faculty and alumni chant ‘Go Tigers’ on a daily basis, but not many know the truth about the animal we hold so dear,” Brett Wright, dean of the Clemson University College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences, said.