A Merseyside safari park has welcomed the arrival of two rare tiger cubs as part of conservation efforts to save the endangered species. Loading audio...

Yuki, a five-year-old Amur tiger, gave birth to two cubs at Knowsley Safari on July 29, after arriving at the park in February as part of a global breeding programme.

They are the first Amur tiger cubs to be born at Knowsley Safari since 1996, and the first to be born in the UK since May 2024, when four female cubs were born at Longleat Safari in Wiltshire to mother Yana and father Red.

Amur tigers, the largest cat species in the world, are classified as endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, with only around 500 remaining in the wild.

The safari park said Yuki was doing well and feeding and bonding wit

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