Rob Shares His Story

Rob has spent most of his 51 years working with some of the largest, most beautiful and arguably most terrifying predators on earth, the Royal Bengal Tiger. He is the wildlife director at an exotic animal venue and tiger sanctuary in the southern California city of Hemet in the San Jacinto Valley roughly 80 miles southeast of Los Angeles.   

The venue offers visitors a unique experience of dining within a few feet of the double-fenced tiger enclosure while Rob remains inside the enclosure and interacts with the sanctuary’s four Bengals as he provides information and insights into the behavior of these 500-to-600 pound fearsome beauties, and the challenges that threaten their existence in the modern world.  

“I started working with tigers when I was about 19 years old,” Rob says. “I fell in love with them much earlier than that when as a boy I saw a famous magician turn his wife into a tiger and I knew from that evening forward exactly what I wanted to do. It was the beginning of the journey of a lifetime, and I’ve spent my life since then working with and preserving the tiger species.” 

The sanctuary is home to the largest collection of tigers west of Las Vegas, he explains. “We don't do any tricks with them. We don't do any sort of demeaning behaviors. Everything that we do is based in wildlife conservation or preservation. We do a lot of educational work for the public here. We have everything from students to senior citizens that come here, and we offer them a wide breadth of information about the tigers.”  

Rob continues, “I'm actually in with the tigers hands-on. I am their primary caretaker, kind of like I'm dad to them. There are no safety barriers between them and myself. So, it's really important that I'm always on my toes and I know what's going on around me. I found that I have the ability to communicate with them. I work with them in a very gentle or Zen type manner. There's no force involved. You can't force an animal that big to do anything. It's really a harmonious relationship. I get a lot out of it. There's a fallacy that tigers have to be hostile and aggressive all the time and that’s just simply not true. Another fallacy is that they just attack for no reason, which is crazy. There’s nothing that they do that we don't cause or provoke.”  

He reports that he began using Prevagen a few years ago. “I noticed that my memory wasn’t quite what it was. After doing substantial research, I added Prevagen to my daily regimen.”      

He adds, “In my vocation as a tiger expert who works hands-on with these potentially dangerous animals, it’s imperative that I’m on my game. Taking Prevagen along with a good diet and a healthy lifestyle is what I count on.” 

As a fellow who spends a lot of time in close proximity to some of the largest predators on earth, Rob knows what he’s talking about. Really knows.