Female tiger killed by new mate at zoo
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In a ruling yesterday, Mr Justice Warby granted Green permission to discontinue the proceedings. Lawyers representing the yacht-loving tycoon and two of his firms previously told the court that going ahead with a trial would have been “worse” than ending the action.
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Green is married to Tina and has two children, Brandon and Chloe as well as two step-children, Stasha and Brett Palos. He has faced calls to be stripped of his knighthood over the BHS scandal. FIGHT Asim mauled Melati A FEMALE Sumatran tiger at London Zoo has been killed by her new mate on their first introduction.
Melati, 10, was mauled to death by Asim, seven, despite “positive signs” between them when they were kept in adjoining enclosures, the zoo said.
A statement said staff were “devastated”.
“As with all big cats, introductions, however carefully planned, are high risk,” it said.
“Staff used flares and alarms to distract the pair, but Asim had already overpowered Melati.”
Asim’s arrival from Denmark on January 29 was part of a European breeding programme.
There are fewer than 400 Sumatran tigers left in the wild, according to the World Wildlife Federation.
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