Belagavi (Karnataka): The death toll of blackbucks at the Kittur Rani Chennamma Mini Zoo in Belagavi district rose to 30 on Monday, after another endangered animal died purportedly because of bacterial infection. The few remaining blackbucks are currently under monitoring. An intense medical supervision is currently underway at the zoo, to curb the survival threat looming over the rest of them.

The mysterious death of the blackbucks, which thousands of people used to visit daily to see, has raised many suspicions. Not only from Belagavi, but also from neighbouring districts and even from Maharashtra, tourists would visit the zoo and enjoy watching the animals here.

The preliminary post-mortem report has indicated an outbreak of a bacterial disease in the zoo.

Previously, the death of 2

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