A new special habitat was created for Mike The Tiger in 2005. During the time of Mike V, the University worked on a luxurious 15,000-square-foot environment that cost $3.7 Million at the time.

Mike V, LSU's fifth live tiger mascot, came to the university in 1990 and died in 2007. The urn containing his cremated remains is on exhibit in the Andonie Sports Museum at LSU.

The habitat was built in 2005 and cost $3.7 million as "Mike the Tiger" received a home on the college campus. Per the mascot's website, the habitat was built with a 15,000-square-foot environment ...

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Chances are, adults roaming the spaces between the LSU Museum of Natural Science's dioramas began making Mike roar when they were kids. That's as in Mike I, the first live tiger that served as LSU ...

The current Mike — Mike VII — took over in 2017 following the death of his predecessor, and he resides in a $3.7 million habitat adjacent to Tiger Stadium which was constructed in 2005.

According to the Mike the Tiger website, Mike VII, who has both Siberian and Bengal characteristics, was donated to LSU from a sanctuary in Okeechobee, Florida.

PETA encourages Mike’s habitat to become accredited by the Global Federation for Animal Sanctuaries, which LSU’s School of Veterinary Medicine and the Tiger Athletic Foundation are reportedly ...

LSU's Mike has traditionally been a Bengal Tiger. The current Mike VII and the previous two Mikes were, however, mixed-breeds where the current tiger is a Bengal-Siberian mix.

Mike VII is the only live tiger mascot in the U.S. He lives on the Baton Rouge campus in a habitat that includes a 14,000 square foot yard with two pools, grass, and other natural substrates.

LSU will have a live tiger in Tiger Stadium for the first time since 2017, as reported by LouisianaSports.net on Thursday afternoon. Louisiana governor Jeff Landry has been advocating for Mike The ...

And he kept Mike VII safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Being the doctor for LSU’s mascot made Baker a big man on campus, but it was hardly the role he expected when he came to Baton Rouge.