![]() ![]() On Saturday, another female Sumatran tiger was found dead after being ensnared in a wire trap in Meukek, South Aceh. ![]() There are now five tigers at the sanctuary,” Rudianto told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday. “This is the first Sumatran tiger to die in the sanctuary. The 234-cm-long, 74-cm-tall animal suffered wounds on its abdomen and legs. The tiger arrived at the sanctuary in December 2022, wounded and emaciated. Rudianto Saragih Napitu, head of conservation at the North Sumatra Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA), said the tiger was a victim of conflicts with humans. ![]() The 14-year-old female Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae), named by her carers as Dewi Siundul was treated for two and half months at the sanctuary after being evacuated from Sosopan district in Padang Lawas. MEDAN (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): A Sumatran tiger died on Sunday (March 19) after being cared for at the Barumun Tiger Sanctuary in North Padang Lawas regency, North Sumatra, for several wounds and malnutrition. ![]()
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