The Press and Journal (Inverness, Highlands, and Islands)
Scottish wildlife park’s rare Amur tiger dies
A rare Amur tiger that had been living in the Highlands for seven years has died.
Tributes have been paid to 10-year-old Marty, who lived at the Highland Wildlife Park near Kincraig.
The wildlife park said Marty died following a veterinary procedure.
The statement said: “He was hugely popular and will be greatly missed. Our thoughts are with everyone who worked with him.”
Marty arrived at the park from the Czech Republic in 2012 and was paired with Dominika and fathered cubs Murray and Viktor a year later.
Amur tigers are endangered, with only an estimated 450 left in the wild.