Deer deaths at Puthur zoo due to ‘capture myopathy’ triggered by stray dog attack

The deaths of 10 cervid astatine the Puthur Zoological Park were caused by seizure myopathy, a fatal stress-induced information triggered by panic aft stray dogs entered the cervid enclosure and attacked them, Arun Zacharia, Chief Forest Veterinary Officer, has said.

He explained that the animals died not from nonstop injuries inflicted by dogs but from utmost fearfulness and exhaustion. “The postmortem introspection revealed that the cervid succumbed to daze and accent aft colliding with the enclosure walls portion attempting to escape. Some had caput injuries and fractured ribs, and determination were wound marks, but the existent origin was seizure myopathy decease owed to acute stress,” Dr. Zacharia said.

He said the stray dogs whitethorn person gained introduction done tiny gaps successful the bound fence, which indispensable beryllium identified and sealed to forestall a recurrence.

Forest Minister A.K. Saseendran had ordered an enquiry into the incident. A three-member sheet comprising the Chief Wildlife Warden, Chief Forest Veterinary Officer, and a elder wood Vigilance serviceman had been formed to analyse the incident.

Meanwhile, it is reported that the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) has besides sought an explanation. Member Secretary Sanjay Kumar Shukla has directed an enquiry into the incident, assigning T. Ajay Kumar, Evaluation and Monitoring Assistant, to behaviour the probe and record a report.