{"id":276900,"date":"2025-10-04T10:26:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T10:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/276900\/"},"modified":"2025-10-04T10:26:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T10:26:18","slug":"15-year-old-critically-endangered-tiger-euthanized-at-woodland-park-zoo-due-to-declining-health-kiro-7-news-seattle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/276900\/","title":{"rendered":"15-year-old critically endangered tiger euthanized at Woodland Park Zoo due to declining health \u2013 KIRO 7 News Seattle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gdrPeS body-paragraph\">Angin, a 15-year-old critically endangered Malayan tiger, was humanely euthanized at the Woodland Park Zoo due to a significant decline in the animal\u2019s health and quality of life. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gdrPeS body-paragraph\">For several months, animal keepers observed a decline in Angin\u2019s mobility, accompanied by a decrease in appetite. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gdrPeS body-paragraph\">Earlier this year, he was examined, and analgesic medications were started. Following Angin\u2019s decline, a follow-up examination and an MRI were performed this summer. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gdrPeS body-paragraph\">These diagnostics showed that Angin had severe, degenerative, and progressive changes to the bones of the neck, which were causing inflammation and pain, according to zoo officials. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gdrPeS body-paragraph\">\u201cAngin was treated with multiple medications, including anti-inflammatories, muscle relaxants, and analgesics, which he responded favorably to, and his condition initially improved,\u201d said Dr. Laura St. Clair, Associate Veterinarian, Woodland Park Zoo. \u201cUnfortunately, over the past few weeks Angin\u2019s condition rapidly declined. We adjusted his medications once more but, sadly, his condition did not improve, and the difficult decision was made to humanely euthanize Angin. The ability to provide Angin treatment and comfort was only possible because of the dedication and support of his incredible caretakers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/https:\/\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/cmg\/TL2B7AR45RAEFKYC5A52RRXNWM.jpg\" width=\"1440\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"ImageMetadata__MetadataParagraph-sc-1htor29-0 jibCgM image-metadata\">woodland park zoo tiger (Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren)<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gdrPeS body-paragraph\">Angin arrived at Woodland Park Zoo last October from Ellen Trout Zoo in Texas. He was the brother of Woodland Park Zoo\u2019s other male Malayan tiger, 15-year-old Bumi.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gdrPeS body-paragraph\">\u201cAngin made a big impression on the zoo community with his majestic presence always stunning guests,\u201d said Arden Robert, Animal Care Manager, Woodland Park Zoo. \u201cAngin was a little more reserved than his brother Bumi and had a love for water. Guests, as well as staff, will miss seeing him soaking in the stream in the tiger habitat. We\u2019ll miss you handsome guy!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gdrPeS body-paragraph\">Malayan tigers are a critically endangered species with only about 150 left in the wild. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gdrPeS body-paragraph\">In all, there are six subspecies of tigers: Malayan tigers are significantly smaller than the larger Amur and Bengal tigers and are found in the tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests of the southern tip of Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia, the zoo said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gdrPeS body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92025 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Angin, a 15-year-old critically endangered Malayan tiger, was humanely euthanized at the Woodland Park Zoo due to a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":276901,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[23],"tags":[143237,143238,23930,746,143239,143240,143241,62494,159,17058,67,132,68],"class_list":["post-276900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-angin","tag-banyan-wilds","tag-cat","tag-environment","tag-feline","tag-kitty-kitty-meow-meow","tag-malayan-tiger","tag-male","tag-science","tag-tiger","tag-united-states","tag-unitedstates","tag-us"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115315421044185126","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=276900"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276900\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/276901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=276900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=276900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=276900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}