Sumatran tigers infected with coronavirus
Published on: Tuesday, August 03, 2021
By: AFP
One of the two tigers at Ragunan Zoo in Jakarta, recovering from Covid-19.
JAKARTA: Two Sumatran tigers were recovering at a Jakarta zoo after being infected with coronavirus, Indonesian officials said, as they probed how the critically endangered animals got sick.Nine-year-old Tino and 12-year-old Hari tested positive in mid-July after they experienced flu-like symptoms, trouble breathing and appetite loss.
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But the male tigers were on the mend after treatment.
“Both animals are healthy now,” Suzi Marsitawati, head of Jakarta’s Parks and Forest Service, said in a statement.
“Their appetite has returned to normal and they are active again.”
Ragunan Zoo has been closed since June as Covid-19 cases soar nationwide.
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“We traced all the nurses and zookeepers (in contact with the tigers) and at the time they were sick, nobody was infected with Covid-19,” Marsitawati said.
“So we are still trying to find the source.”
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