Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is now home to Bandar, a critically endangered Sumatran tiger. Theme park visitors can see the new resident in the Jungala area of the attraction.
Bandar, a 9-year-old male, was transferred from Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington. The move is part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Species Survival Plan, which manages endangered species in zoological facilities to protect them from extinction.
Bandar is the park’s first Sumatran tiger, and he joins Rukayah (Malayan) and Zahra (Bengal) in his new habitat.
