According to CCTV News, recently (13th), a news of "20 Siberian tigers died in Fuyang Safari Park" attracted attention. The local government has issued a relevant briefing and has set up an investigation team to conduct a comprehensive investigation. Yesterday (May 14), the local forestry department responded to the company's company, the number of filings and other information.
Fuyang Wildlife Park is located in the remote suburbs of Yingdong District, Fuyang City, Anhui Province, and is a private zoo. According to the local publicity, the operating company of the zoo is Anhui Colorful Wildlife Park Co., Ltd. According to the forestry department, the Siberian tigers on display in the Fuyang Wildlife Park were leased from Fuyang Tengfei Domestication Exhibition Co., Ltd.
According to the information provided by the Forestry Bureau of Yingdong District, Fuyang City, Anhui Province:
- In April 2019, Anhui Qicai Wildlife Park Co., Ltd. leased 25 Siberian tigers from Fuyang Tengfei Domestication Exhibition Co., Ltd. and transported them to Fuyang Wildlife Park for exhibition, with an annual rent of 1.6 million yuan at that time. After 25 tigers settled in Fuyang Wildlife Park, 4 died that year; Two more died the following year.
- Between 2021 and March 2023, four more adult Siberian tigers died. At this time, the annual rent of the Siberian Tiger has risen to 3 million yuan.
During this period, leased Siberian tigers were also breeding.
Reporter: How many tigers have been bred in between?
Yin Jianwei, Director of the Forestry Bureau of Yingdong District, Fuyang City, Anhui Province: 11 small tigers.
Reporter: How many of the 11 tigers survived?
Yin Jianwei, director of the Forestry Bureau of Yingdong District, Fuyang City, Anhui Province: 1 survived.
In this way, since 2019, a total of 20 Siberian tigers have died in Fuyang Wildlife Park, including 10 adult tigers and 10 young tigers, and there are currently 16 Siberian tigers left in Fuyang Wildlife Park. According to the Forestry Bureau of Yingdong District, Fuyang City, from 2019 to the present, a total of five rectification notices have been issued to Fuyang Wildlife Park.
Yin Jianwei, director of the Forestry Bureau of Yingdong District, Fuyang City, Anhui Province: We have issued five rectification notices to rectify its breeding conditions, places, and personnel maintenance level, and we think that its cage is a bit small.
The reporter learned from the Fuyang Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government that the investigation into the breeding environment of Fuyang Wildlife Park and the cause of death of Siberian tigers is still continuing, and relevant information will be reported in the near future.
Source: CCTV News