A tiger has been born at Dreamworld on the Gold Coast, with the head keeper hailing the birth – the first of its kind in seven years at the theme park – as a win for conservation.

The male cub was born in the early hours of Saturday morning and weighed in at 1.3 kilograms.

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The yet-to-be named cub is the offspring of eight-year-old Nikka and 11-year-old Raja.

Tiger Island manager Patrick Martin-Vegue said both mother and cub were doing well.

The cub weighed a healthy 1.3 kilograms.. Photo: Dreamworld

The team has been coaxing Nikka to leave the pen so the cub can be weighed and checked.

“I have given him a cuddle each day,” Mr Martin-Vegue said.

“This reinforces our program and gets us to talk about tiger conservation, as tigers are fairing very poorly in the wild.

“This cub right here, he will be a big part of fundraising and a big part of raising awareness as well.”

Dreamworld funds a number of tiger conservation projects.

The birth announcement has been made on Global Tiger Day with celebrations scheduled for this weekend.

The cub’s mother, Nikka. Photo: Dreamworld