Rescue centre to preserve beloved tiger

Secure habitat: Two tigers playing with a box in their pen at the Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre in Phnom Penh. — The Phnom Penh Post/ANN

Phnom Penh: The skin and bones of Jasper, a male Indochinese tiger that died at the Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre (PTWRC) on Aug 8, will be preserved and displayed as a museum collection, said PTWRC director Nhek Ratanapich.

The Wildlife Alliance, a non-profit organisation that cares for rescued animals at PTWRC, recently announced the passing of Jasper, “affectionately known as Map”, on Facebook.