BOP 2005 Still Photo Winners > Newspaper Photographer of the Year
- 1st Place
- Jim Gehrz, Minneapolis Star Tribune

Minnesota Zoo Conservation Director Ron Tilson is pictured with a 420 pound, 3 1/2 year-old male Amur tiger named Vaska at the Zoo. Vaska eats about 13 pounds of food a day, a special diet comprised of a horse meat base with supplemental vitimans and minerals. Tilson does conservation work to help preserve endangered tiger species. Vaska is behind a protective glass barrier at the Zoo.
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