A rare Amur tiger named Ginger Biscuit has relocated to Woburn Safari Park in Bedfordshire, having moved on Tuesday from Longleat in Wiltshire as part of an international conservation programme. Keepers report she is "settling in well" and showing confidence as she explores her new surroundings, marking another example of the role modern safari parks play in protecting a species under real pressure in the wild.

The two-year-old tiger's move forms part of the European Endangered Species Programme (EEP), which coordinates breeding across wildlife parks. Ben Davies, head of carnivores, said she was getting used to her habitat, exploring the trees and bushes and observing the park's two other tigers from a distance. Although young tigers typically stay with their mothers for up to three years, the park said her relocation at two reflects a natural transition; staff hope she will become "great friends" with Woburn's male tiger, Dmitri, and she has been placed in a dedicated tiger habitat within the Road Safari.