Injured White Tigress Durga Won't Move to Patna Zoo; Sibling Devi to Go Instead
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Delhi Zoo's Durga Injured, Sibling Devi to Patna; Negligence Denied by Officials
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News18•05-03-2026, 19:30
Delhi Zoo's Durga Injured, Sibling Devi to Patna; Negligence Denied by Officials
•White tigress Durga fractured her leg, will not be sent to Patna Zoo under an animal exchange program.
•Her sibling, Devi, will go to Patna instead; Durga's injury occurred on March 2 in the kraal area.
•Zoo Director Sanveej Kumar denied allegations of negligence, stating Durga is under treatment and monitored.
•Durga and Devi were born in March 2024 to white tiger pair Sita and Vijai; the zoo houses six white tigers.
•Separately, a Nilgai died on Tuesday under unclear circumstances, and past incidents include a jackal's death and elephant Shankar's demise on September 16, 2025.