A rare Bengal white tiger saved from
neglect in southern Italy has found a new home at Rome's
Bioparco Zoo.
Gladio, an eight-year-old male, was saved from captivity in a
cramped and dirty cage, where he was maltreated and malnourished
for years, by Carabinieri forestry cops after animal rights
groups complained.
The animal was treated at the Bioparco where he has
completely recovered and today was introduced into an ample new
compound visible to the public, next to the one with Sumatra
tigers in.
Gladio now has 400 square metres to roam in, amid greenery, a
pond and lairs.
"It's the first time he has touched the ground in a long
while," said Bioparco Foundation President Federico Coccìa.
"Up till now he has just walked on cement".
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