Nine tigers, 11 lions dead in Bannerghata Park in 14 months

Nine tigers, 11 lions dead in Bannerghata Park in 14 months

In a written reply furnished to the Legislative Assembly, Minister for Forest C H Vijayashankar today said that 75 animals, including lions, tigers, leopards, snakes and crocodiles, had died in the Park from January one, 2010 to February 28 this year.

The animals died due to old age, kidney failure, cancer and different incurable diseases, despite officials of the Park taking various steps to prevent the spread of diseases, he said.
The lions and tigers had been brought to the park from various circuses for rehabilitation as per the orders of the Central government, he said.