Overview
- Keepers reported abnormal behaviour this week, and veterinarians found he could no longer experience an acceptable quality of life.
- Jaya, 17, was diagnosed in 2018 with an ectopic thyroid carcinoma, had a tumour removed, and was initially given about nine months to live.
- He was born at Perth Zoo in 2008 under a regionally coordinated breeding program for the critically endangered subspecies.
- Zoo officials said the euthanasia decision was made for his welfare and dignity, and staff described themselves as heartbroken.
- The death leaves Perth Zoo without tigers for now, and Jaya’s mother, Setia, was also euthanised at the zoo in 2016 after developing cancer.