Another zebra dies at Gazipur safari park

One more zebra has died at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur, the 10th over the last month.

Following the death of nine zebras between January 2 and 24, two more fell ill and started showing symptoms like inflamed bowel and excessive salivation. One of them died around 11:00am yesterday, said Tabir Rahman, in-charge of the park and also an assistant conservator of forests.

After the condition of the two animals worsened, the park authorities had communicated the matter to wildlife experts and members of a medical board, including former curator of Dhaka Zoo Prof ABM Shahidullah, he said, adding that the zebra died before they could arrive.

A six-member probe body formed to investigate the zebras' deaths were looking into the matter.  Park authorities said five of the nine zebras died from diseases while the four others died after fighting with each other.