Originally known as the Carnivore Preservation Trust, the Carolina Tiger Rescue or CPT, is an animal sanctuary in Pittsboro, North Carolina. It is home to Binturongs, Caracals, Kinkajous, Ocelots, Servals, and Tigers.
The CPT was incorporated in 1981 by Dr. Michael Bleyman, a geneticist at UNC, as a breeding facility for carnivores that were vanishing keystone species — species critical to the survival of their ecosystem. CPT's intent was to keep a viable population of these animals in trust until their home habitats were sufficiently protected to support them again.
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