Indonesia, Nov. 23 -- West Sumatra authorities rescued a Sumatran tiger cub ( Panthera tigris sumatrae ) caught in a pig trap on farmland in Koto Tabang, Palupuh Subdistrict, Agam District, on Saturday, November 22.

Ade Putra, head of the West Sumatra Natural Resources Conservation Agency's (BKSDA) Maninjau Conservation Resort II, said the cub was sedated by BKSDA and Kinantan Wildlife Park veterinary teams before being safely evacuated.

"The Sumatran tiger cub fell asleep after sedation and was immediately transported," Ade said, adding it would be taken to Kinantan Wildlife Park in Bukittinggi for observation and care.

The cub had been trapped in a snare set by residents on their farmland. BKSDA received the report from the village h...