Overview
- Ten blackbucks at Tata Steel Zoological Park died between December 1 and 6, reducing the herd from 18 to eight.
- Postmortem examinations were conducted at Ranchi Veterinary College, which suspects Pasteurella-related haemorrhagic septicaemia; a final report is expected Monday.
- Zoo officials say antibacterial treatment and enclosure spraying are underway for the remaining animals, and they report the situation is under control.
- The Jamshedpur Divisional Forest Office helped send samples for testing, and the Central Zoo Authority has been formally notified.
- Bhagwan Birsa Biological Park in Ranchi has issued an alert for its 69 blackbucks and begun preventive disinfection, including anti-bacterial and anti-viral spraying and bleaching.