Who bought tigers from the Tiger King?

Tigers Owned by Jeff Lowe Lowe currently owns many of the tigers, lions, and big cats that were being cared for at GW Exotic Animal Park. He privately owns the animals, but he does have plans in the future to open a brand new big cat rescue center focused on providing the best care for them.



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Alongside his conviction of murder-to-hire in January 2020, Exotic was convicted on 17 federal charges of animal abuse including killing five tigers and illegally selling tiger cubs. Exotic's remaining tigers and other animals were eventually moved to a sanctuary in Colorado.

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He was keeping a mixture of lions, tigers, and a rare lion-tiger crossbreed called a liger. Theroux said many of the animals were rescued from private owners who could no longer look after them. Later in the documentary Exotic reveals he has 176 tigers kept at the zoo.

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What Happened to Jeff Lowe? In June of last year, Deadline reported a judge granted Baskin full control over Exotic's GW Zoo, and Lowe, who was then running the property, had 120 days to vacate the zoo, along with all of his animals.

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The Tiger King journey is complete.

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Baskin sold the Wynnewood property in June for $140,000. Under the terms of sale, the new owners are barred from using the property to house exotic animals of any kind — or as a zoo, wildlife park or menagerie — for 100 years.

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Is Joe Exotic's zoo still open? Joe Exotic's G.W. Zoo is now permanently closed to the public, but the details of the closure are still being debated. After Joe went to jail, his former colleague, Jeff Lowe, was put in charge.

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What Is Jeff Lowe's Net Worth? As explained earlier, Jeff worked as a manager for the celebrity stuntmen Evel and Robbie Knievel before he became the owner of Joe Exotic's zoo.

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