Releasing “Inyiak” Back Into the Wild
A Sumatran tiger named Atan Bintan is being anesthetized at the Sumatran Tiger Rehabilitation Center in Dharmasraya, West Sumatra, on Monday (29/7/2019). In conjunction with the commemoration of World Tiger Day, the center released two Sumatran tigers into their natural habitat in Riau.
Atan Bintang laid limply in his cage, measuring around three meters by four meters, on Monday (29/7/2019). His head was covered in a towel. Inside the cage beside his, Bonita was already sedated.
With global positioning system (GPS) necklaces on their necks, the two Sumatran tigers (Panthera tigris sumatrae) were ready to go back to their natural habitats, a jungle in Riau province, of which the exact location is kept a secret to protect the two tigers from poachers.