At Neyyar park, 12 spotted deer died in the last one-and-half months
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A herd of deer at Neyyar Deer Park near Neyyar Dam in Thiruvananthapuram. In the last one and a half months 12 deer died due to various illnesses in the park.
Express News Service
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Wild animals kept in the parks and rehabilitation centres under the forest department of the state government in the district are dying due to various illnesses, raising concerns. At Neyyar Deer Park alone, 12 spotted deer died in the last one-and-a-half months while two lions died at Neyyar lion safari park in May. A four-member expert team of veterinary doctors of State Institute of Animal Diseases (SIAD) at Palode has been constituted to study the exact reasons for the death of deer.Though the death of lions were confirmed due to early stages of pneumonia and age-related ailments, the reasons for the death of spotted deer remain a mystery.