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Tiger named 'Putin' dies at Minnesota Zoo
The male big cat, which is native to Eastern Russia, experienced cardiac failure despite veterinarians, animal health technicians, and zookeepers trying to save him.
Born in 2009 in the Czech Republic and given the name Putin after Russia's President, the tiger lived at the Denmark Zoo for six years before arriving in Minnesota. The tiger, who came to the Minnesota Zoo in 2015, was undergoing a preventative health exam. Breeding and specimen collection are of critical importance to a globally threatened species, like the Amur tiger.
"Today is an incredibly hard day for all of us at the Minnesota Zoo and we will be mourning for quite some time," said Minnesota Zoo Director John Frawley. "Our Zoo has played a key role in global tiger conservation throughout our history and we currently are co-leaders of the Tiger Conservation Campaign, which has raised millions of dollars for tiger conservation. While this loss is great, we can be proud of our efforts - past, present, and future - to advance tiger conservation worldwide."
Dr. Taylor Yaw, the Minnesota Zoo's Chief of Animal Care, Health and Conservation added: "This was a routine procedure that is a vital part of our care and conservation work for tigers.
"We plan weeks ahead for these types of exams. All necessary precautions were taken, and the team did everything within their power to save this animal. We'll continue to learn more in the days and months ahead, and we are grateful for the support of the University of Minnesota's pathology team for their expertise and support as a necropsy is conducted."
There are approximately 103 Amur tigers in AZA-accredited zoos in North America and are believed to be less than 500 animals surviving in the wild.