AR-News: (Taiwan) Introduction of rare white tiger to Taiwan criticized

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Taipei Times
 

By Chiu Yu-Tzu
STAFF REPORTER WITH CNA 

Saturday, Jun 26, 2004,Page 2 
Taiwanese soon will be able to see a rare white tiger, a species whose  
population worldwide numbers less than 300, because a male white tiger  introduced 
from Indonesia will be displayed next month at Leofoo Village Theme  Park in 
Hsinchu County, the park announced yesterday.  
However, animal conservationists said yesterday that introducing rare species 
 to zoos should be discouraged because display does little to help endangered 
 animal species.  
Veterinarians for the theme park said the 2-year-old white tiger grew up in  
Taman Safari Indonesia zoo and had been in quarantine since its June 7 arrival 
 in Taiwan.  

full  story:
_http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2004/06/26/2003176577_ 
(http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2004/06/26/2003176577)   



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