Another tiger dies at Birsa Munda, sixth in one month

On July 9, a tiger died, followed by a leopard the next day. Another tiger died on July 17. Three days later, a tigress, died. None of the post-mortem reports was made public. Singh, backed by zoo doctor Dinesh Kumar, attributed the deaths to a common disease 8212; babeiosis.

8216;8216;This disease affects the blood and liver of the animal,8217;8217; Kumar said. The tigress that died today, however, did not show symptoms. 8216;8216;On July 30, we had taken the sample of her blood. But there was no trace of babeiosis,8217;8217; said Kumar.