Veterinarians pose for pictures before performing an operation to remove a large tumour from a tiger at the Tone Nga Chang Wildlife Sanctuary in Songkhla province on Saturday. (Photo by Assawin Pakkawan)SONGKHLA: Veterinarians from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation and Prince of Songkla University are trying to save a 20-year-old tiger suffering from a two-kilogramme tumour that has already affected its organs. The officials operated on the female tiger, named Or Noi 5, at the Tone Nga Chang Wildlife Sanctuary in Hat Yai district on Saturday. Mr Thanit said that the tumour was removed in the three-hour operation but veterinarians found that cancer had already spread into internal organs, including the lungs. The management of the wildlife sanctuary and the Prince of Songkhla University plan to integrate their personnel and equipment in order to improve wildlife conservation, Mr Thanit said.

Source: Bangkok Post January 21, 2018 07:18 UTC