The toll continues; tiger dead at Bannerghatta Biological Park

BANGALORE: There's more depressing news for animal lovers. After Mysore Zoo, another animal has died at the Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP) on Friday.

Sharath, a one-year-ten-month old tiger, died around 2pm in BBP. Born on August 2, 2010, this male tiger was born in BBP to Gowri and Tippu.

Zoo officials said that Sharath was suffering from kidney-related problems for the last three months. He was undergoing regular treatment under the vet. Zoo authorities said visceral samples have been collected at the time of post-mortem and sent to the lab for further clinical analysis. This will help them determine the cause of death.

BBP is now left with 40 tigers in the safari. It reportedly houses the largest population of captive tigers in the country.