Itanagar: A tigress was killed and hacked into pieces in her enclosure by poachers at Itanagar zoo, its in-charge Zoram Dopum said on Tuesday.
The poachers broke in and killed the six-year-old tigress between 8 pm and 10 pm on Monday night taking advantage of the absence of the three guards on duty, he said.
The guards had gone for their dinner and found the hacked tigress carcass in the enclosure.
"The poachers cut the tigress into pieces but could not take them away as the guards had returned," Mr Dopum said. He also said the animal was among the six big cats in the zoo.
The post-mortem was done on Tuesday and an FIR was lodged at Itanagar police station.
Investigation was on to nab the culprits, he said adding the forest department was also initiating a separate departmental inquiry into the matter.
Itanagar Zoo, 8 km from the town and established in 1987, is spread over 250 hectares and its display area is approximately 41 hectares.
Along with six big cats, the zoo also housed nearly 200 animal species.
On February 21, 2006, three tigers and a leopard were poisoned inside the zoo by miscreants. One tiger had died, while the other two along with the leopard had survived, zoo authorities said.
The poachers broke in and killed the six-year-old tigress between 8 pm and 10 pm on Monday night taking advantage of the absence of the three guards on duty, he said.
The guards had gone for their dinner and found the hacked tigress carcass in the enclosure.
The post-mortem was done on Tuesday and an FIR was lodged at Itanagar police station.
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Itanagar Zoo, 8 km from the town and established in 1987, is spread over 250 hectares and its display area is approximately 41 hectares.
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On February 21, 2006, three tigers and a leopard were poisoned inside the zoo by miscreants. One tiger had died, while the other two along with the leopard had survived, zoo authorities said.
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