Submitted Photo Roosevelt Park Zoo’s three tiger cubs will be leaving shortly for new homes.

Roosevelt Park Zoo’s three tiger cubs, born slightly more than a year and a half ago, will soon be heading out into the world.

The three cubs, Viktoria, Luka and Dmitri, born March 2022, are nearly grown now.

The Amur tiger Species Survival Program (SSP) recommended the zoo not only transfer out the three cubs, but also the zoo’s male tiger Viktor.

The success the zoo enjoyed with the new tiger habitats that opened in 2020 and a passionate zookeeper staff has caught the attention of those responsible for managing the tiger population in human care, according to zoo information.

Viktor has already been transferred to his new home in Denver.

The zoo is now preparing for the upcoming transfers of the cubs. Exact days have not yet been set, but it will happen soon. Viktoria will likely be the first to leave, followed shortly by Dimitri and Luka, who will remain together when they move to their new home.

“The boys are scheduled to go to an AZA (Association of Zoos and Aquariums)-accredited institution in Oregon and Viktoria is slated to transfer to an AZA-accredited institution in Kansas,” said Jeff Bullock, zoo director.

During this same period, the zoo will be receiving a new male that the SSP is wanting to breed with Zoya.