Injured tiger shifted to Guwahati zoo for treatment

A group of zookeepers shifted an injured Royal Bengal Tiger, found in Orange National Park in Sonitpur district, to a state zoo in Guwahati. The animal was accorded medical treatment and is currently out of danger.

Guwahati: A Royal Bengal Tiger, which was found in an injured state at Orange National Park in Sonitpur district on Friday, was shifted to a state zoo for according medical treatment.

The injured animal was discovered by a team of zookeepers, who upon preliminary examination said that the tiger had begun to lose its vision and had its nails turning brittle.

"It seemed to be in a near death situation and was then brought to a state zoo in Guwahati for treatment. He is out of danger now," maintained Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Tejas Mariswamy.

The tiger is being treated by the doctors and has been shifted to a comfortable cage.