What do you do if you're faced with a dwindling tiger population and a lack of funds to help with conservation? Rent those tigers out to the highest bidder. At least, that's the plan in Indonesia.

Though not many environmental groups or, probably, people with a lot of sense think it's a good idea, the plan is to let wealthy Indonesians rent pet tigers at the cost of just over $100,000. Renters have to provide spacious housing and allow visits from veterinarians, animal-welfare officers and ministry officials (and probably paramedics, for when the tigers maul them).

There are only about 400 Sumatran tigers left in Indonesia, and illegal hunting and deforestation keeps those numbers spiraling downward. So the plan to rent the remaining tigers in captivity out seemed like a good one to officials who, despite how this sounds, are apparently not joking.

The tigers are technically state property and will be returned when they are no longer wanted, kind of like furry, wild bowling shoes. Also, any offspring born to the tigers will become property of the state.

If everyone can agree on how to proceed, they want to put the plan into action as soon as possible. Be on the lookout for our future tiger-attack updates.