- Title: INDIA: Two Tiger escapees from zoo in Northeastern Guwahati city recovered
- Date: 1st February 2010
- Summary: GUWAHATI, ASSAM, INDIA (JANUARY 30, 2010) (ANI) CROWD OUTSIDE THE ZOO BOARD READING 'ASSAM STATE ZOO' TIGER WALKING PAST LANE ESCAPED TIGER WALKING PEOPLE WATCHING FROM BEHIND GATES TIGER WALKING INSIDE PIT RESCUE WORKERS CARRYING UNCONCIOUS TIGER ON STRETCHER TIGER BEING CARRIED ON STRETCHER (SOUNDBITE) (English) NARAYAN MAHANTA, DISTRICT FOREST OFFICER, ASSAM STATE ZOO, SAYING "In the morning they were working inside. They used some disinfectants just to clean the area but unfortunately there was a lack in coordination. As a result one door remained open and both the mother and calf came out. At that time, being holiday, lot of visitors came to the zoo. Immediately we shifted all the visitors to a safer place and the whole team of the Assam state zoo was engaged in rescuing both the animals. Finally after an operation of 1 hour and 45 minutes, we could rescue both the animals safely and they are now in the same enclosure." TIGER BEING PUT BACK INSIDE ENCLOSURE RESCUE WORKERS
- Embargoed: 16th February 2010 00:34
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- Location: India
- Country: India
- Topics: Light / Amusing / Unusual / Quirky
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