This is news that should delight those responsible for Wroclaw Zoo in Poland. A small Sumatran tiger, a critically endangered species, was born in captivity, they said on Friday. The newborn may attract visitors to the zoo, as the area has suffered greatly from the pandemic.
It is a small female born on May 20, during the period of confinement, but the news of her birth has only been made public now. In a tweet, the Wroclaw Zoo specifies that this is the first birth of a Sumatran tiger in 8 years in Poland.
Pierwszy od 8 lat, urodzony w Polsce #tygrys sumatrzański wychodzi z matką na wybieg. To też pierwszy urodzony od 20 lat przedstawiciel tego krytycznie zagrożonego gatunku w # ZooWrocław. Sukces hodowlany i sukces ochroniarski, bo w naturze zostało ich zaledwie ok. 500 osobników. pic.twitter.com/RkhKiV3i1u
- ZOO Wrocław (@zoowroclaw) July 22, 2020His mother Nuri, seven, and his father Tengah, 11, are part of a global program to save the species.
"We were anxious because this is Nuri's first baby, but she turned out to be an expert mother," zoo director Radoslaw Ratajszczak said.
The zoo invited netizens to help it find a name for the little one. “We would be happy to find an Asian name that reflects the origin of the species,” said Ratajszczak.
Victims of poaching
Native to the Indonesian island of Sumatra, these tigers are considered critically endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), with fewer than 400 individuals living in the wild and fewer than 300 others. in captivity.
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According to the director of the Wroclaw Zoo, Sumatran tigers typically live for around 30 years, with females giving birth to around ten cubs in their lifetime.
Poaching is primarily responsible for the mortality of this species, according to TRAFFIC, a global wildlife trade monitoring network.
Tiger parts are widely used in traditional medicine, especially in China, despite scientific evidence that they have no beneficial value to humans.
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