Shawpon Chawdhury
The only tigress of Rangpur zoo has been reportedly died due to cold weather on Friday. The chilling cold has been dominating in the area for last few days.
However, the tigress, Shawon, died due to old-age complexities, zoo authorities said. The age of the tigress was 17 years and five months.
Sources said that Shawon and another tiger were brought to this zoo from the National Zoo when they were cubs. The tiger died around 10-12 years ago. Then Shawon was living alone.
The tigress was buried after an autopsy on Saturday.
Recreation Park and Rangpur Zoo, is located in Rangpur, Bangladesh, is the largest zoo in North Bengal and the second largest in Bangladesh in terms of size. With an area of 21.51 acres of lush green trees and grasses, the zoo is located east side of Hanuman-tola road beside Police Line Road.
It was established in 1989, and two years later on June 14, 1991, it was opened to exhibit many species of animals.
The zoo has 215 individual animals of 26 species including Mammal, Aves and Reptilians. Many wild animals are available to attract the visitors.
