Tigers at San Diego Zoo Safari Park may have been exposed to COVID-19 Because of the animals' tight social grouping, the wildlife health and care teams are operating as if all six tigers who reside at the Safari Park are exposed. Credit: ThinkStock Author: City News Service Updated: 3:22 PM PDT August 3, 2021 SAN DIEGO — A group of Sumatran tigers at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park is suspected to have been exposed to the virus that causes COVID- 19, prompting the closure of that park's Tiger Trail habitat, zoo officials said Tuesday. Some of the tigers have had a cough, and an in-house SARS-CoV2 PCR test yielded a positive test result from fecal samples. Zoo veterinarians are awaiting confirmation of the test results by the National Veterinary Services Laboratory.