Kolkata, Sept. 11 -- The Chief Wildlife Warden (CWLW), West Bengal, has ordered a high-level probe into the deaths of two adult tigresses at Kolkata's iconic zoological garden at Alipore in South Kolkata.
The two tigresses died within a period of 24 hours between the nights of Tuesday and Wednesday.
Although the state forest department has officially claimed that the deaths of both tigresses were due to old age, doubts are being raised over the short interval between the two deaths, with many wildlife enthusiasts suspecting that the deaths were unnatural.
Considering the controversy on the issue, the CWLW, West Bengal, has ordered a detailed probe into the matter and the formation of a separate committee to investigate.
The two dead tig...