Mysterious Zebra Deaths In Bangladesh Safari Park Prompts Probe
NDTV
Eleven zebras, along with a Bengal tiger, have died since the start of the month at the 1,500-hectare safari park in Bangladesh, the largest in the country.
Bangladesh is investigating the mysterious deaths of nearly a dozen zebras in the country's largest safari park, with officials blaming an inter-equine turf war and an unknown bacterial illness.
Eleven zebras, along with a Bengal tiger, have died since the start of the month at the 1,500-hectare (3,800-acre) enclosure, north of the capital Dhaka.
Before the two latest deaths last week, park chief Mohammad Jahidul Kabir said five of them had died from bacterial infections and four others had been mortally wounded after fighting each other.
The case only came to light after a local lawmaker visited the park last week, pushing authorities to order a probe, while a veterinarian and two other officials have been relieved of their duties.
