Indonesian officials release Sumatran tiger into wild

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Indonesian officials on Monday (June 22) released a Sumatran tiger into Gunung Leuser National Park, northern Sumatra.

Workers at the Aceh Natural Resources Conservation Centre set the tiger free after it was evacuated and rehabilitated for several months.

Footage shows the tiger, named Ida, leave the cage immediately as the door opens.

Ida was evacuated from East Trumon in Aceh after several incidents happened with locals.

After being evacuated, the tiger was temporarily placed under observation at the Conservation Response Unit (CRU) in Trumon observation before being released.