Karaganda Zoo Shows Newborn Amur Tiger Cubs For The First Time

Employees at the Karaganda Zoo have announced the birth of two Amur tiger cubs. A pair of tigers named Mia and Batyr welcomed a male and a female cub, Orda.kz reports.

The cubs were born on April 30. They were not shown to visitors during their first weeks, as the newborns needed time to grow stronger. Because the cubs were premature, veterinarians and zoo staff closely monitored their condition.

According to zoo staff, the cubs are doing well and receiving full nutrition. Their mother, Mia, is taking the main role in caring for them. This is her second litter. The cubs are now going through an adaptation period alongside their mother.

The Amur tiger is one of the rarest tiger subspecies and is listed in the Red Book. Experts say the birth of the cubs is a significant event for efforts to preserve the population.

Earlier, Orda.kz reported that Kazakhstan has begun one of the key stages of a program to return the Turan tiger to its historical range. Scientists concluded that the Amur and Turan tigers belong to the same subspecies, Panthera tigris tigris, and decided to use Amur tigers to restore the population in the region.

On May 28, the Ministry of Ecology said four Amur tigers from Russia had been delivered to the Ile-Balkhash State Nature Reserve — two adults and two cubs.

The project was launched as part of a program to return tigers to Central Asia, where they disappeared more than 70 years ago. The predators were captured in the wild in Russia’s Khabarovsk Territory and transferred to Kazakhstan as part of cooperation between the two countries.

Original author: Rimma Karatayeva

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