Bengkulu, Sumatra (ANTARA News) - A Sumatran tiger (Panthera Tigris Sumatrae), called Mekar, will undergo rehabilitation at Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park in Lampung Province.

Mekar was flown on a Cassa aircraft from Benkulu to Tambling in Lampung on Saturday morning for rehabilitation after having a treatment for more than one month at Bengkulu`s Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA).

"The tiger will have rehabilitation at Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park after being treated for more than a month at BKSDA in Bengkulu," Directorate General of Forest and Natural Conservation (PHKA) spokesman Daroni said here on Saturday.

He said the future of Mekar was more promising in the 45-hectare national park in Tambling, Lampung, which was supported by Arta Graha group of business tycoon Tommy Winata.

A day earlier before being flown to Tambling, Mekar`s health condition was checked by a medical team from BKSDA and Indonesia Safari Garden.

Daroni said the two-year old tiger is 185 centimeters long, 77 centimeters tall, and weighs 63 kg.

"We have made an overall check to the tiger to examine its blood, heart, and physical condition and we found that it has been fit enough to undergo rehabilitation in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park," BKSDA veterinarian Erniyanti Musabine said.

BKSDA team from Bengkulu caught the tiger on July 11, 2010 at Mekar Jaya village in Seluma district, Jambi, and called it Mekar.

When the tiger was caught, it was suffering from dehydration, so the team had it treated by BKSDA. (*)

Editor: Aditia Maruli
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