A SPECIAL event at West Midlands Safari Park for next week’s May half-term will celebrate the arrival of the three endangered Sumatran tiger cubs, which were born at the start of the year.
The ‘Tiger Takeover’, from Monday to next Sunday, May 24 to June 1, will offer visitors an array of tiger-themed activities and the opportunity to see the adorable cubs.
The week will feature the exciting and acrobatic Tumbling Tigers Trampoline show, tiger-themed arts and crafts and the park’s education and conservation teams will also be championing the big cats’ conservation.
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On the Tiger Trail there is a themed quiz with the chance to enter a prize draw to win a Tiger Safari Lodge stay and people can put themselves in the frame to win a Ultimate VIP Tour for four people by taking their picture at the ‘Love Tigers’ photo point and posting it to the park’s Facebook page.
Tiger-themed face painting is also available.
Research and conservation officer, Katie McDonald, said, “The Sumatran tiger is one of the most severely threatened animals we have at West Midlands Safari Park. Numbers are decreasing in their native Sumatra, and this makes conservation efforts crucial.
“Along with being a successful contributor to the EAZA Ex-situ Programme, a collaborative conservation programme, which maintains a genetically healthy population in European zoos, the Park supports wild Sumatran tiger conservation initiatives.
“Through our conservation partner, WildCats Conservation Alliance, we provide funding to the Kerinci Seblat Tiger Protection and Conservation Programme.
They deploy dedicated Tiger Protection Units who monitor tigers in the Kerinci Seblat National Park and aim to stop tigers being poached and protect their forest habitats from being destroyed.
“Without such conservation initiatives, Sumatran tigers may not be found outside zoos in future generations.
“We hope our Tiger Takeover event inspires guests to love tigers as much as we do and they are encouraged to see what small changes they can make at home, to help tigers in the wild.”
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