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Yount tiger Dies at B`Ghatta

Deccan Chronicle
Bangaluru
21 Jul 2012

A young tiger died after a brief illness at the Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP) on Friday. The tiger "sharath" was one year and ten months old. The sub adult tiger was born at the zoo in 2010 mother "Gowri" and father "Tippu".

"The animal was suffering from kidney problems for the last 90 days and was kept under regular treatment and care.

Experts from the Veterinary College Bengaluru treated the big cat, but could not save it," he said.

The visceral samples have been collected and sent to IAH & VB for further clinical analysis. The BBP is left with 40 more tigers in the safari.