White tigress Bijaya dies at Nandankanan Zoo

Chinmayee Dash Published On : Oct 22, 2022 at 2:41 PM

Bhubaneswar: White tigress Bijaya, who was ailing for over a past week, died while undergoing treatment at Nandankanan Zoological Park (NZP) on outskirts of Bhubaneswar city today.

Bijaya was undergoing treatment in a special isolation ward at Nandankanan due to age-related ailments. Two veterinarians from the College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry affiliated to Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) had visited the zoo for her check-up after her health condition deteriorated today. However, she succumbed during treatment, informed the NZP authorities today.

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Last year, the white tigress had delivered three cubs at the zoo.

With death of Bijaya, the number of white tigers at Nandankanan slipped to 5.