Sumatran tiger dies after surgery

A female Sumatran tiger died on Monday shortly after a surgery to treat a severe leg wound.
 
Veterinarians from the Syiah Kuala University in the Aceh capital of Banda Aceh told Antara the carnivore was too weak to undergo the surgery, which was conducted on an operational car belonging to the provincial natural resources conservation center.
 
"It was very weak, making it impossible for us to amputate its wounded foot. But to save its front leg was not possible either," said Munawar Kholis, veterinarian of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS).
 
The tiger was taken to Banda Aceh on Saturday after it was captured by local residents in Jambo Apha village in South Aceh regency with a serious wound to her right foot after it was caught in a pig trap.
 
Forest conservation experts estimate the population of protected Sumatran tiger in Aceh has dropped to only about 150.