According to the British LADbible network reported on February 6, two endangered Sumatran tigers 18 months old are kept in a zoo in Borneo, Indonesia. One day, due to a landslide caused by a sudden heavy rain, the two little guys rushed out of the cage and escaped.
The keepers found the tiger missing and searched everywhere, unfortunately on Friday, February 5, a 47-year-old keeper was found dead near the tiger cage. Agence France-Presse reported that at the time of the discovery, he had animal bites and claw scratches on his body, and according to the wounds on his body, he was presumed to have been attacked by a tiger. The zoo staff tossed around all night and found tracks of two tigers. So the anesthesia team came on the field and successfully shot an anesthetic dart for a tiger and captured it. Another grumpy little tiger, whose anesthesia failed, could only beat it to death.
According to zoo statistics, the escaped tiger not only injured a keeper, but also killed an ostrich and a monkey. After the tiger was found to have disappeared, a large-scale search was organized in the local area, and many people assisted in the search near the small town of West Kalimantan. Tourist attractions around the town were forced to close, and local residents had to stay at home and not go out. People tried everything they could to try to catch the tiger alive, but one of them really couldn't do it, and finally had to send it to the western sky.
The head of a local conservation agency told AFP: "We first tried to use a calming gun, but to no avail, but instead provoked the tiger and was forced to shoot it." After all, it is the king of the hundred beasts, and if you run to a nearby residential area, the consequences will be unimaginable. We have done our best to protect this tiger, but the first priority is definitely to protect the safety of mankind. ”
The animals rushed out of their cages due to landslides caused by torrential rains in Indonesia, and the staff responsible for capturing the tigers decided to lure them back at feeding time, even considering that the tigers might be hiding in the dense forest around the zoo, and also used drones to search. According to reports, a local official once said: "We took a lot of effort to find them." "Now, the little tiger that was captured after being anesthetized is under veterinary observation at the zoo. At present, there are only about 400 sumatran tigers in the wild, which is an endangered and protected animal, and it is believed that killing one this time is also a last resort.