Ten Lessons From a Tiger: John Vaillant at TEDxYYC

Humans and tigers have shared a common landscape across Asia for hundreds of millennia, shaping our culture and beliefs in profound ways. Over the past century, even as the tiger's symbolic power has spread worldwide through sports teams, corporate logos and the conservation movement, the wild tiger population has plummeted to barely 3,000 individuals and 95% of their habitat has been lost to human encroachment. John Vaillant examined the history of human-tiger relations for his latest book and discovered some surprising similarities between our species. At this pivotal moment in our shared history, as humans face the true costs of our species' unprecedented impact on the planet, Vaillant shares crucial lessons the tiger can teach us about long term success and mutual survival.
John Vaillant is a writer whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, National Geographic, and Outside, among others. His first book, The Golden Spruce (Knopf, 2005), was a bestseller and won several awards, including the Governor General's Award for Non-Fiction (Canada). His most recent book, The Tiger (Knopf, 2010), is also an award-winning bestseller. His first novel, The Jaguar's Children, will be published by Knopf in spring, 2014. Of particular interest to Vaillant are stories that explore collisions between human ambition and the natural world.
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[@cliffordthornton8778]

This was incredible. Let us only consume what we need and nothing more. Tigers only kill when they have to yet we have tried to kill them off without understanding them. Let's take care of our animals, our eco system, and most importantly, each other.

[@HkFinn83]

My neighbours house cat is a sport hunter. In year I’d estimate it’s killed 500 birds. And eaten zero. It is what it is, nature isn’t the hand holding hippie utopia we often imagine.

[@fearfulsymmetry1]

@@HkFinn83 But we, humans,declare we are far more intelligent than your neighbour's cat.Let's proove it.

[@user-ll4xf8nk6h]

Cats are obligate carnivores and eat meat out of neccesity. Unlike dogs, bears, hyenas and other facultative carnivores, cats cannot eat plants whatsoever. We should respect them and leave them alone.

[@caseymarlin1856]

this man is a tiger

[@patguthrie3279]

I read this book, just finished it 2017. It was written in such a manner that I felt like I was there. Valliant's narrative draws the reader into the taiga, into the forest, feeling as if I were there myself. It is a nail-biting story.

[@mallacai]

I remember seeing a documentary some years back about the killing of vladimir markov, markov was a hunter and poacher who despite hunting for days had failed to kill anything but came on a tiger at it's kill, despite being taught never to touch a tiger kill he fired at it to scare it off and proceded to cut off the hind quarter of the wild boar it had killed, the tiger did track him back to the cabin and killed his dogs that night, he stayed there for 2 days before heading for safety at a sawmill, the animal had prowled around for the 2 nights he was at the cabin and he knew he couldn't stay there, when he got to the sawmill he told the caretaker what had happened and was told he could only stay one night as the tiger was coming for him and he shouldn't have taken it's kill, it was on his way back that the tiger caught and killed him

[@Camilion-fy8kn]

What a beautiful message. Just imagine if someday all humanity honored animals like this. They give us limitless wisdom and too many just aren't listening.

[@windmillin-in-the-dirt2489]

We have forgotten that we are also animals.

[@ericjose580]

?!?!?!,,,, CD

[@meghanhoran9353]

Imagine if there were 7 billion tigers and 3,000 human beings.

[@lalakuma9]

Good thing the tigers don't have the Old Testament

[@Chris03121957]

@@lalakuma9 Or maybe a sad thing that humans do have the Old Testament.

[@richardjames5006]

Lol

[@richardjames5006]

Lala lolwut

[@vineflower]

If there were 7 billion tigers there wouldn't be any humans left.

[@dpravin24]

Viagra could be derived from Sanskrit word "Vyaghra" which means tiger .

[@tikercat]

I work with hybrid Bengal/Siberian tigers. this is the result of private breeders for profit. John is concerned with the preservation of a pure bloodline species. this is the respect of aza breeders under the species survival plan. there is no money exchange, 501c-3 non-profit the money is raised just for the preservation of those cATS in captivity. Dr. Jim Sanderson , whom I've had the pleasure of meeting is also a field study scientist identifying the husbandry duties to save our endangered felidaes in their natural habitats. Thanks to you all!! the good people doing good work. I thank you, nature/evolution thanks you.

[@Lkhrobertson]

One of the best books I have ever read 3 times...plus audible. The author’s ability with language and his compassion are simply top notch.

[@ZaytheWordSmith]

It’s called the river right I read it ten years ago and got mind blown like was this the guy in Russia I read about

[@animalsofwildlife5636]

Siberian Tiger is my favorite Tiger no matter what. Truly majestic animal and intelligent species among all.

[@HILAL19564]

The big difference is tigers don't change the environment in a negative way. They sustain it . Humans do change the environment in a very damaging way trampling everything on their path

[@tristanmules7995]

Great talk. The book is awesome too, very sad.

[@jkake2434]

Thanks John v., be brave!!!!

[@ThePuppy561]

Wow it’s amazing I love tigers 🐯😍😍

[@DoriMacdonald]

Short but nourishing Talk

[@LucHale]

Amazing...

[@JessicaHope0]

This is great! Very inspiring and very true. I even cried. Bless you!

[@clean_rene]

Thank you ❤️🧡🖤 I needed to hear this today. I keep getting tigers in my meditation and seeing them everywhere.

[@kenmingjun]

Seriously...People have to wake up.... This is a serious struggle we have to be part of.... I don't care about what Religious books say...We have to face the reality now.

[@Kal-El207]

And what is that reality exactly?

[@NickG1]

Very powerful , thank you !

[@kslucki]

Wonderful speech. Thank you for sharing your wisdom :)

[@sagarverma5771]

This man is powerful.

[@selvalore]

One of my favorite books of recent decades. Tigers fascinate me to no end. Also, check out Jim Corbett's books on man-eating tigers and leopards in India

[@bridgettemiller3552]

In chinese astrology im a water tiger. All those born under this sign are strong and ferocious and can survive in any situation.

[@jesseyoungberg5533]

This book was amazingly good.

[@MrRoscoe29]

Be brave indeed. Ultimately, it's a sad,sad story but thank you for telling it.

[@evansjw428]

An amazing and true story, perhaps of our soul.

[@derindasmith7449]

I got the message loud and clear.thabk you.

[@IgnisCygnus147]

I love the information presented in ted talks, but I hate the syncopation and ultimately just how they talk

[@derindasmith7449]

Thank you universe... 🥰perfect!!

[@Naturalismforever]

Such a amazing video and very few views and likes and dislikes as well. If this was about the Lion am sure this video would crossed more than millions of views. How could one imagine about the tigers future when majority of the people love only lions and desperately waiting for tigers to disappear just for their ego.

[@high7spirit456]

Killah Priest Podcast bought me here🚀💯

[@uci269c]

I am a Tiger ✊grrrr

[@oktovianusrusmin281]

Very inspiring

[@SkaiSharku]

With great power comes great responsibility. Star Wars has brought, and people before that have brought it, but it is never wrong to bring it again, especially through a beautiful set of eyes as the tiger.

[@katendedennis8574]

Thanks man

[@NSingh1979]

I am still reading this book & know nothing about the actual events, any spoilers in this talk? UPDATE : No Spoilers here

[@shawngilliland243]

Poor tigers. Markov got better than he deserved.

[@daku977]

I have read more books then I could possably remember,but I will never forget The Tiger,an incredable book

[@lailson2812]

@@daku977 me too

[@vedicwarriorOriginal]

Watch Conflict Tiger - Russian documentary on the same Siberian tiger killing Markov and another hunter. Definitely worth a watch. 👍

[@409raul]

Jamie Lannister? Is that you??

[@magnakid]

I was hoping to watch this to find inspiration on how to do more for myself in life and what I got instead was how to do more the community while keeping up your existence. I'll take it.

[@1414rebel]

Sometimes one must leave what wont be peaceful when distubed

[@Trinavara]

1:45 um they have Grizzly bears too..

[@Mlopesfornow]

Plot twist: the man is a tiger shape shifter

[@christinabogues1169]

I think his beautiful....they are on a nother plant...

[@libelulal6258]

We should remember that God established, by law, a sabbatical for the land so that it could recover between periods of cultivation: Exodus 3:10,11. God also had laws for the welfare of animal such as these: Deuteronomy 22:10; 25:4. As well as the reminder on Proverbs 12:10. The Bible also describes the transformation that will then take place, in the near future under God’s kingdom, where there will be complete harmony between man and animals: Isaiah 11:6-8.

[@ernestwatson1390]

You said tiger's are not scared of anything or anyone, well not so sure because they are very afraid of elephants, they run like cowards when they see an elephant.