It's been a little over a year since I started Tiger Talk during Covid-19 isolation. In that year, we've seen every single roadside zoo owner (Joe Exotic, Jeff Lowe, Tim Stark, Doc Antle) featured in Tiger Talk (but for Mario Tabraue in Florida) end up in prison, indicted for animal cruelty and wildlife trafficking, shut down, fined for federal animal law violations. Just this past week, federal agents confiscated 68 big cats from Jeff Lowe's Tiger King Park (which was 100% of Jeff Lowe's remaining big cat inventory). Thankfully, all of those tigers, lions, and other big cats are headed to reputable, accredited sanctuaries. But most exploited cats will not be so lucky. That's why the documentary work that Alex Tello and Sam Tello at Tellus Films are doing is so important. They bring the stories of the cats and the sanctuaries to life so we all have a greater understanding and appreciation for the work that the sanctuaries are doing and what needs to happen for us to help our sanctuaries out and prevent them from getting overwhelmed by irresponsible big cat owners. Just in the past 3 months, three tigers have been confiscated from suburban Texas neighborhoods -- now more than ever, we need to ensure that our federal legislators pass the Big Cat Public Safety Act. So, join Alex and Sam and me for a discussion about everything from their work to our predictions for the role of technology and AI in conservation and the future of zoos and the role of magicians in America’s tiger crisis. We cover a lot of ground in an hour - join us!