The Phoenix Zoo s tiger exhibit just got a little more crowded.
Joanne, a 10-year-old female Sumatran tiger, came to Phoenix from the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. She is the offspring of a former Phoenix Sumatran tiger, Utan, who was born in 1990, the zoo said in a Facebook post on Monday.
Joanna was brought in as part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Species Survival Plan.
The Species Survival Plan is an off-site conservation plan that identifies population goals and recommends ways to manage a genetically diverse population, according to the Association of Zoos and Aquariums website.
The association adopted a Tiger Conservation Campaign in 2012 to encourage conservation efforts for Amur, Malayan, and Sumatran tigers.
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