Twenty Siberian tigers, first-class national protected species in China, two African lions, three giraffes, and other precious wildlife were reported to have died in the Fuyang Wildlife Park, a privately-owned zoo in east China’s Anhui province due to a dispute over the park's operating rights, according to an investigation released by China Philanthropist on Monday.
The magazine said 16 surviving Siberian tigers, as well as African lions, giraffes, black bears, and other animals in the park, have been kept in transport cages over a long period and their living conditions were worrying.
In May 2018, local media reported that the Fuyang Wildlife Park was undergoing construction design. The magazine cited the local Forestry Bureau as saying that due to land use issues, the construction of the park was halted for nearly two years.
At that time, the semi-complete park met no environmental standards for the care of wild animals, but still imported 12 giraffes, one of which died under abnormal circumstances.
