{"id":395002,"date":"2026-07-11T20:21:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T20:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/395002\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T20:21:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T20:21:14","slug":"rescued-tiger-sitara-finds-permanent-home-at-oakland-zoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/395002\/","title":{"rendered":"Rescued tiger Sitara finds permanent home at Oakland Zoo"},"content":{"rendered":"

An estimated 13-year-old female tiger named Sitara recently became a permanent resident of the Oakland Zoo.<\/p>\n

Sitara is one of five tigers rescued by the zoo in partnership with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals from a now-closed roadside zoo called Barry R. Kirshner Wildlife Foundation in Oroville in Butte County. According to a press release from the Oakland Zoo, Sitara has some lameness in a hind leg, but she has otherwise remained strong since her rescue.<\/p>\n

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