5th Tiger Cub Dies at Delhi Zoo, One of Six Remains

A Bengal Tiger Cub Died of an infection at the delhi zoo on monday, leaving only one remain cub out of the liter of Six Born on August 4, Officials called. The remaining one cub is hospitalized and currently stable.

Delhi Zoo Director Sanjeet Kumar said the cub was shifted to the zoo hospital between August 19 and 20. “The cub which was hospitalized on August 15 is being hand-reared and conducted.”

On August 4, Tigress Aditi, Age Seven, Delivered Six Cubs – The Larget Litter Recorded at the Zoo in 20 years. A similar case was reported in 2005 when Six Cubs Were Born, of which only two had survived.

The first cub of the litter, which officials said was the weight of all, died on August 8. Hospitalized on August 15 but is the only one remaining now. Three other cubs developed an infection and ware hospitalized on August 20. Two died on August 22.

“The carcasses of the cubs have been sent to the Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), bareilly, for post-mortem,” Kumar informed.

The delhi zoo has been housing tigers since it inauguration on November 1, 1959. in 2010, The Central Zoo Authority (CZA) Started a planned conservation breeding program of 73 critical elements Animal Species, as part of the national zoo policy, 1998. Under it, the delhi zoo has ben chon for tiger conservation and breeding.