Guest guest Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Its with great sadness that I share the news of Dr. Vishwanath's death.....a good friend and mentor....some one I looked upto at Bannerghatta national park here at Bangalore, Karnataka. http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Jan32008/scroll2008010344612.asp?section=upd\ atenews http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IE120080102213645 & Title=Bangalore & rL\ ink=0 *Dr Vishwanath passes away *Thursday January 3 2008 07:58 IST *EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE* BANGALORE: The man, who was the best friend of every animal housed in Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP) and Bannerghatta Rescue Centre, passed away on Wednesday. Dr G K Vishwanath (53), who took care of all animals at the park died at Gurushree Nursing Home in Vijayanagar. He was the Assistant Director (Veterinary Services) at BBP for over three years. He is survived by his wife and a son. He was suffering from irreversible paralysis of limbs and respiratory failure as had suffered from cervical injuries on November 10, 2007. He was attacked by a wild tusker and two captive elephants of BBP (Gayathri and Lilli) while driving away the trio into the deep forests. He was taking medical assistance from neurosurgeons in Apollo Hospital on Bannerghatta Road after which he was shifted to Gurushree and was on ventilators. Apollo Hospital neurosurgeon Dr S Satish, who treated Dr Vishwanath, said that people with such serious injuries do not survive long. ''He was also suffering from Septecimia (blood infection). Fifteen years ago he had suffered from spinal injury, but had recovered.'' Born in 1955 in Chennagiri, Davangere district, Dr Vishwanath joined BBP on deputation on June 17, 2005. He was earlier worked as a wildlife veterinarian since 1982 in Tyavarekoppa Tiger Lion Safari, Shimoga. On October 15, 2007 Governor Rameshwar Thakur had felicitated him for his contributions to the field of wildlife. Dr Vishwanath played a vital role in maintaining the health of all animals single-handed. He led a team of over 100 animal-keepers. A specialist in tranquilising animals like leopard, tiger and elephants, he had conducted several surgeries on animals from star tortoises to tuskers. He had conducted 20 post-mortems on wild elephants, caught leopards in Hosur and Sathnur, recalled BBP Executive Director K B Markandaiah. He added that the demise of Dr Vishwanath was a great loss to the department as there was no other wildlife expert like him in the state. He was buried in Chamarajanagar on January 2. -- WOCON: http://groups.google.co.inwocon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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