cats – both aged around 18 months – one was successfully tranquillised with a dart but the other was shot dead.Before being caught, the fearsome predators appear to have killed several other animals at the zoo, as the corpses of an ostrich and a monkey were found by their enclosure.Authorities in Borneo issued an emergency order to shut down all tourist destinations and attractions in the area to prevent more people being slaughtered as the tigers ran free.Members of the public were also told to stay at home for their own safety.
Some residents of Singkawang in West Kalimantan however, volunteered their time to join a massive search party launched to track down the big cats.Sadtata Noor Adirahmanta, the leader of a local conservation.
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