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ANDA ACEH: A female Sumatran tiger died on Monday shortly after surgery to treat a severe leg wound.

Veterinarians from the Syiah Kuala University in the Aceh capital of Banda Aceh told Antara the tiger was too weak to undergo the surgery, which was conducted in a mobile surgery 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 being captured by local residents in Jambo Apha village in South Aceh regency with a serious wound to her right foot after being caught in a pig trap.