- Brian Werner
Brian Werner, a native of
Norwood, Ohio , is the founder of theTiger Missing Link Foundation [cite news |first=Cheryl |last=Smith |title=Meow Mix // Texans Are Wild About Exotic Cats, but at What Cost? |url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid%3A78138 |work=Austin Chronicle |date=2000-08-04 |accessdate=2007-11-19 |quote=Brian Werner, director of the Tiger Missing Link Foundation, a Tyler-based nonprofit organization, tracks tigers for genetic research purposes. ] and theTiger Creek Wildlife Refuge , both located inTyler, Texas . Werner was involved with the first openheart surgery performed on a tiger. [cite news |first=Nicole |last=Veash |title=Tiger is first animal to have heart bypass |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2000/12/10/wtig10.xml |work=The Telegraph |date=2001-06-19 |accessdate=2007-11-19 ] Brian and his family were featured internationally onAnimal Planet on the show Growing Up Tiger [cite news |first=Rick |last=Bird |title=Channel 9 makes a rating run |work=The Cincinnati Post |date=2003-08-08 |accessdate=2007-11-19 |quote=Cincinnati native and animal conservationist Brian Werner, 36, who grew up in Norwood, is featured in a new documentary on Animal Planet... ]References
External links
* [http://www.tigerlink.org/ Tiger Missing Link Foundation]
* [http://www.tigercreek.org/ Tiger Creek Wildlife Refuge]
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