Tigress carcass retrieved, circus animals join zoo.

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Tigress carcass retrieved, circus animals join zoo.

By Our Staff Reporter.

 

06/13/2002

The Hindu

© 2002 Katsuri & Sons Ltd

 

VISAKHAPATNAM JUNE 12. One of the three tiger cubs that killed tigress

Lakshmi

at the Indira Gandhi Zoological Park in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday stood guard

near the carcass whole night and went into its night shelter at 7.30 a.m. on

Wednesday.

 

Zoo officials could retrieve the carcass at 9 a.m., conducted autopsy and

cremated in the morning.

According to the autopsy report, the tigress died of asphyxiation due to

water

getting into its lungs.

 

Meanwhile, 30 tigers and lions confiscated from `Famous Circus' at Bongaon

in

West Bengal landed at the Animal Rescue Centre here on Wednesday morning.

The

cages were unloaded with the help of a crane and 21 tigers and nine lions

were

accommodated in separate enclosures. A health team inspected all the animals

at the ARC and the animals were found healthy in general.

 

The Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Chief Wildlife

Warden, Hitesh Malhotra, and the Nehru Zoological Park Director, A.V.

Joseph,

came here on Wednesday to take stock of the situation.

 

The Visakhapatnam Zoo In-charge Curator, B. Vijay Kumar, and the doctor,

Srinivas, had made all arrangements for receiving new animals.

 

 

 

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