Bhopal: Oldest tigress in Van Vihar National Park dies

'Priya', oldest tigress in Van Vihar National Park here in Mhya Presh, died due to -related issues, officials said on Wednesday, October 9.  big cat bread her last on intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, Van Vihar veterinarian Dr Atul Gupta said, ding that tigress h been unwell for nearly a month and h stopped eating of late.

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 'Priya' was brought to national park from Jaipur in 2006 after she was rescued from a circus. "Tigers rmally have a life-span of 15-16 years in wild, whereas in captivity y survive for a comparatively longer period due to protected environment and care given to m," Gupta said. 

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Last rites

Last rites of big cat were performed after mandatory postmortem, he ded. In Van Vihar National Park, animals are kept in ir near-natural habitat. Van Vihar allows easy access to visitors through a ro passing through park. Security of animals assured from poachers by building trenches and walls, chain-link fence and by providing natural habitat to animals.

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