West Midlands: 3 Sumatran Cubs Amid Wild Tiger Decline

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Three Sumatran tiger cubs were born at West Midlands Safari Park on January 17, 2025 - arriving between 10:53 AM and 1:00 PM.

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The cubs stay with their mother Dourga in an indoor den, where keepers watch them on camera as they learn to nurse and move.

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Wild tigers are vanishing fast - only 400 Sumatran tigers survive among fewer than 4,000 total tigers worldwide.

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At eight weeks old, the cubs will get their first checkup, with vaccines, microchips, and their gender will be checked.

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All baby animals born at the park in 2025 will get names starting with 'N' once the cubs' genders are known.

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While the cubs grow stronger, visitors can see their dad Nakal and sister Lestari in Tiger Tropics, plus Buster and Hujan on Safari Drive.

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The park helps save wild tigers through Indonesia's Kerinci Seblat project, which found no illegal traps in early 2024.

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