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NORFOLK, Va. Two tigers at a zoo in Virginia have tested positive for the coronavirus.
The Virginian-Pilot reported Wednesday that the Malayan tigers live at the Virginia Zoo in Norfolk.
The zoo said it does not know how the big cats named Stubbley and Osceola were infected, but zookeepers are working with health officials and other experts to find out. The Animal Care Team first observed mild respiratory symptoms including a dry cough and wheezing in the tigers last week which were consistent with previous cases of COVID-19 in big cats diagnosed with the virus at other zoological institutions, officials posted on Facebook Wednesday. Because of this, both the tigers were tested out of an abundance of caution.
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PETALING JAYA, Mar 14 The recent news of the death of Awang Rasau is a harsh wakeup call that we must address the scourge of poachers with greater resolve. Otherwise, we will soon see the end of another critically endangered species.
Awang Rasau, the male Malayan tiger caught in Terengganu had been shot by poachers with eight bullets that left him paralysed in his hind legs. His condition would have left him unable to hunt and pursue his natural prey, being left with little choice but to prey on livestock to survive.