Vienna zoo welcomes female Siberian tiger
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Vienna Zoo has received a new Siberian tiger to help with efforts to conserve the endangered species. Born in 2023 in the AquaZoo Leeuwarden in the Netherlands, the female tiger arrived in Vienna in February.
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