67 Animals Died At WB Zoo In Eight Months
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First published in Sanctuary Asia,
Vol. 32
No. 5,
May 2012
Sources said 67 animals including tigers, lions, chimpanzees, marmosets, kangaroos, birds and snakes, died here between August 2011 and March 2012.
The zoo had recorded 57 animal deaths in 2009-10 and 52 to 53 deaths in 2010-11. Among the animals that died are three of the six red kangaroos brought from Czech Republic in June 2011. Two new-born marmosets died in November 2011.
“The maximum number of casualties is among birds and reptiles. A total of 30 birds and 20 snakes have died over the past eight months," a senior zoo official said.
According to former zoo inspector Swapan Ghosh, animal deaths in zoos are triggered by three factors-population of old and sick animals, lack of proper veterinary care and unforeseen incidents such as a disease outbreak. Read the full report here.
Source: Deccan Herald, Kolkata.
