Tigress assaults supervisor at Thiruvananthapuram zoo

A supervisor on the Thiruvananthapuram zoo sustained accidents to his head after a tigress attacked him unexpectedly whereas he was cleansing its cage on Sunday morning. According to the zoo authorities, Ramachandran, supervisor on the zoo, had gone for a routine cleanup of six-year-old feminine Royal Bengal tigress Babitha’s cage at round 11 a.m. when the assault occurred. “The tigress was on the different finish of the cage. So, the supervisor who was outdoors the cage didn’t count on it to maneuver immediately to his facet. He was cleansing the cage, when it charged at him and struck at his head by means of the bars. Since tigers have retractable claws, it would come out at any time when it raises its paws. Fortunately, he solely suffered a comparatively minor harm on his head,” mentioned P.S. Manjula Devi, Director of the Department of Museums and Zoo. Mr. Ramachandran was first taken to the General Hospital and later taken to the Government Medical College Hospital. He was discharged within the night with 4 stitches to the pinnacle. According to the zoo veterinary surgeon Nikesh Kiran, the Forest division had caught the tigress from Wayanad and translocated it to the zoo. As a rehabilitated tigress, it’s saved in a cage and never within the pure enclosure for show to zoo guests. No violent incident has been related to the tigress after it was shifted to the zoo. After the assault occurred on Sunday, an emergency assembly was convened on the zoo, through which directions have been issued to the employees to not go too near the cages. Another assembly to be chaired by the director has been scheduled for Monday. 

Published – July 27, 2025 09:23 pm IST