Gharials, Jungle Cat safely reach Bannerghatta Biological Park after truck accident in Telangana
Bengaluru: A group of animals, including eight gharials and a jungle cat, arrived safely at Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP) in Bengaluru after their transport truck overturned in Telangana. The animals were being relocated from Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park, Patna, as part of an animal exchange program.
The incident occurred on Thursday when the truck carrying the gharials, which are fish-eating crocodiles, and the jungle cat crashed into a power transmission pole near Mondigutta forest check-post in Telangana’s Nirmal district. The truck overturned due to the impact, causing two gharials to slip out of the vehicle. Local forest officials and the Nirmal Police quickly recaptured the gharials and reloaded them onto a backup truck.
According to BBP officers, the animals were en route to Bengaluru in two trucks. A white tiger was being transported in one vehicle, while the gharials and the jungle cat were in the second. The accident occurred when the driver of the second truck, who admitted to feeling drowsy, lost control of the vehicle. The driver had no co-driver or helper to assist him during the journey.
Despite the mishap, BBP Veterinary Officer Dr. Anand certified that all the animals were in good health following the accident. The Telangana Forest Department worked with local authorities to arrange an alternative vehicle, ensuring the animals continued their journey.
The animals, including the white tiger, reached BBP on Thursday night. AV Surya Sen, Deputy Conservator of Forests and Executive Director of BBP, confirmed that the animals were part of an exchange program, with BBP set to send zebras and thamin deer to Patna's Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park in return.
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Pakistan reports two more polio cases; Total tally now 52
ISLAMABAD: At least two more cases of poliovirus were reported in Pakistan, taking the number of infections to 52 so far this year, a report said on Friday.
“The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health has confirmed the detection of two more wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases in Pakistan," an official statement said.
The fresh infections — a boy and a girl — were reported from the Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
“Genetic sequencing of the samples collected from the children is underway," the statement read. Dera Ismail Khan, one of the seven polio-endemic districts of southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has reported five polio cases so far this year.
Of the 52 cases in the country this year, 24 are from Balochistan, 13 from Sindh, 13 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and one each from Punjab and Islamabad.
There is no cure for polio. Only multiple doses of the oral polio vaccine and completion of the routine vaccination schedule for all children under the age of five can keep them protected.
