SEPTEMBER 10 1995: FOUNDED BY BRIAN M. WERNER OCTOBER 14 1995: RELOCATED FROM TEXAS TO OHIO & LAUNCH THE AMERICAN TIGER REGISTRY (ATR). DECEMBER 1995: ESTABLISHED A WEB-SITE PRESENCE USING DOMAIN NAMES: WWW.TIGERLINK.COM & WWW.TIGERLINK.ORG ). FEBRUARY 1996: PERMITTED BY US FISH & WILDLIFE, US DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR FOR CAPTIVE TIGERS. MARCH 1996: USDA PERMITTED FOR EXHIBITION OF ANIMALS FOR THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM: STRIPE-SAVING TIGERS through  RESCUE INVOLVING PUBLIC EDUCATION. JANUARY 1996: SENT BLOOD SAMPLES OF FIRST TIGER TO NIH FOR GENETIC ANALYSIS. APRIL 1996: INCORPORATED  TIGER MISSING LINK FOUNDATION AS NON-PROFIT ORG. WITH THE STATE OF OHIO JULY 1996: REASSIGNED TIGER MISSING LINK FOUNDATION HEADQUARTERS TO TEXAS. SEPTEMBER 16 1996: RECEIVED GENETIC RESULTS ON FIRST TIGER SAMPLE FROM NIH. OCTOBER 1996: RECEIVED A TIGER CUB (BROTHER TO FIRST TIGER FOR DNA TESTING) MARCH 1997: RECEIVED FIRST RESCUE TIGER (LEXIE) MAY 1997: DEVELOPED A WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH UTHCT FOR DNA TESTING OF TIGERS. AUGUST 1997: TERRI BLOCK, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR TEAMED UP WITH TMLF. SEPTEMBER 1997: APPLIED FOR TAX EXEMPTION STATUS AS A 501-C-3 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE IRS CODES, PREEXISTING TO DATE OF INCORPORATING. SEPTEMBER 1997: INCORPORATED IN TEXAS TO CONDUCT BUSINESS. NOVEMBER 1997: IMPLEMENTED DEVELOPMENT OF TIGER CREEK WILDLIFE REFUGE. FEBRUARY 1998: CONTACTED BY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE FOR ADVICE ON SUMMER ARTICLE INVOLVING TIGERS. FEBRUARY 1998: ATTENDED THE YEAR OF THE TIGER CONFERENCE, DALLAS, TEXAS. APRIL 1998: ATTENDED FELID TAXON ADVISORY GROUP & DEVELOPED THE LIAISON REPRESENTING PRIVATE-SECTOR. OCTOBER 1998: STARTED GENETIC TESTING (PCR AMPLIFICATIONS) OF A SNAP SHOT OF TIGER POPULATIONS REPRESENTED FROM ACROSS THE U.S. JULY 1998: ESTABLISHED DNA OUTSOURCE AT UTHCT MAY 1999: RECOGNIZED IN A PUBLISHED REPORT IN THE BOOK "RIDING THE TIGER", PUBLISHED BY CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS. MAY 1999: OPENED TIGER CREEK WILDLIFE REFUGE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITH A TOTAL CAT POPULATION OF 14 CATS BY AUGUST 1999. JULY 1999: ESTABLISHED DOMAIN NAME FOR SANCTUARY ( WWW.TIGERCREEK.ORG ). SEPTEMBER 1999: ESTABLISHED  BUDGET OF $480,000 (INCLUDING IN-KIND) FEBRUARY 2000:  PROJECT E-SCAPE FOUNDED MARCH 2000 - DECEMBER 2000: ESTABLISHED MULTI-NATIONAL / INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ATTENTION MARCH 2001: ESTABLISHED 70 PLUS AGENCIES IN EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIP DECEMBER 2000: WORLDS FIRST TIGER CUB TO HAVE OPEN HEART SURGERY JUNE 2001: ESTABLISHED COUNTY AND GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR GREAT CATS SEPTEMBER 2003: DEBUT ON ANIMAL PLANET IN "GROWING UP TIGER" FEATURING TIGER CREEK JULY 2004: ANIMAL CARE CENTER SHELL COMPLETED AT TIGER CREEK WILDLIFE REFUGE SEPTEMBER 2004: MEMBERSHIP/DONOR BASES REACHES 15,000 PLUS SUMMER 2005: DIRT WORK AND LAKE SITE ROUGHED IN FOR NEXT PHASE OF CONSTRUCTION WINTER 2005: LAUNCHED THE CHUFF REPORT (NEWSLETTER) AVAILABLE EACH QUARTER TO MEMBERS SEPTEMBER 2005: CELEBRATE OUR 10TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF SAVING TIGERS ONE BY ONE FEBRUARY 2006: THE CHUFF & STUFF GIFT SHOP OPENS AT TIGER CREEK MARCH 2006: ESTABLISHED ADVISORY BOARD FOR TIGER CREEK WITH 6 FOUNDING BOARD MEMBERS SPRING 2006: HIGH TECH SECURITY MONITORING SYSTEMS GO ON-LINE AT TIGER CREEK SUMMER 2006: ADDITIONAL 2,680 LINEAR FEET OF 8' PERIMETER FENCING ERECTED AT TIGER CREEK FOR NEXT CONSTRUCTION PHASE SUMMER 2006: FINISH WORK INVOLVING ALL DIRT WORK ASSOCIATED WITH NATURAL SHED WATER WAY SYSTEM'S AND FUTURE HABITAT AREA COMPLETED AT TIGER CREEK FALL 2006: SUPPORT SERVICE BUILDING GOES ON-LINE WITH NEW WALK-IN-FREEZER/COOLER ALONG WITH A MAINTENANCE WORK AREA FALL-WINTER 2006/2007: INTERIOR ROAD SYSTEMS AND WALK WAYS ROUGHED IN FOR FUTURE HABITAT AREA Copyright © 2002 Tiger Missing Link Foundation. All rights reserved. TEXT MENU