Another tiger dies at Birsa Munda, sixth in one month

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Another tiger dies at Birsa Munda, sixth in one month

Manoj Prasad

 

RANCHI AUGUST 9:Yet another tigress died at the Birsa Munda

Zoological Park today, taking the toll since the past month to six.

The zoo now has only two tigers, down from nine in July.

The cause for the death is unknown; the post-mortem report is yet to

be made public. Zoo director Deepak Singh said the tigress, Jyotsna,

suffered a ``convulsion'' yesterday.

 

On July 9, a tiger died, followed by a leopard the next day. Another

tiger died on July 17. Three days later, a tigress, died. None of

the post-mortem reports was made public. Singh, backed by zoo doctor

Dinesh Kumar, attributed the deaths to a common disease — babeiosis.

 

``This disease affects the blood and liver of the animal,'' Kumar

said. The tigress that died today, however, did not show

symptoms. ``On July 30, we had taken the sample of her blood. But

there was no trace of babeiosis,'' said Kumar.

 

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