'We truly are heartbroken over the loss of elegant Leanne, the matriarch of our Sumatran tiger breeding program.' Officials with the San Francisco Zoo and Gardens announced the passing of one of their longtime residents.
Sumatran tigers are native to Sumatra, Indonesia and are considered critically endangered, with just an estimated 400 to 600 left in the wild, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
"We truly are heartbroken over the loss of elegant Leanne, the matriarch of our Sumatran tiger breeding program," San Francisco Zoological Society CEO and Executive Director Tanya M. Peterson said."She was a wonderful animal in all ways and was instrumental in helping us and other zoos conserve this critically endangered tiger subspecies.
“Leanne was a favorite of staff because of her willingness to participate in conditioning exercises, yet Zoo visitors loved her because she would sleep on her heated rock located next to a viewing window, the zoo's Curator of Carnivores Ron Whitfield said.
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