sumatran tiger News

A zookeeper at South Lakes Wild Animal Park, Dalton-in-Furness, Sarah MClay, 24, from Barrow in Cumbria, died after being mauled by a Sumatran tiger on Friday. The tiger killed McClay after she entered the animals' enclosure at the zoo.

San Francisco - A Sumatran tiger gave birth to a healthy cub at the San Francisco Zoo over the weekend, zoo officials say. The birth of a new cub is welcome news because the Sumatran tiger is a critically endangered subspecies.

Toronto - Brytne, a popular 13-year-old Sumatran Tigress was tragically mauled to death by her breeding partner, 3-year-old Harimau Kayu at the Toronto Zoo on Thursday after a courtship that began promisingly.

A rare Sumatran tiger died during a rescue attempt after spending six days caught in a boar trap, unable to get food or water, in Indonesia.