Close on the heels of the recent death of an adult tigress and its four cubs at the Male Mahadeshwara Hills (MM Hills) Wildlife Sanctuary, three more tiger cubs have died at the Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP).
According to BBP officials, tigress Hima Das gave birth to three cubs on July 7, and after littering she did not care for the litter. This was the third litter of the tigress.
Injured too
Officials said that as the tigress did not care for the cubs, the three were injured and were later shifted to the BBP’s hospital for intensive care and hand-rearing.
“Despite all interventions by doctors, the cubs didn’t survive. On July 8, a male cub died and on July 9 a male and female cub died,” the BBP said in a statement. It further added that the post-mortem was conducted by the veterinary team.
The BBP said that one male cub suffered cervical injury due to stampede, another male cub died due to injury to brain tissue and meningeal hematoma and was bitten by its mother on the head. Another female cub had also suffered stampede injuries.
In captivity
“It is natural for the mother to take care of the cubs and in captivity, many times the cubs are abandoned by the mothers due to the lack of maternal instinct and are hand reared at the zoo hospital,” BBP said in a statement.
It further said that the whole incident was CCTV monitored and animal keepers and doctors have taken utmost care in treating the mother and the cubs.
Published – July 11, 2025 11:36 pm IST
