2 More Zabras Fall Sick, Medical Board in Emergency Meeting

Two more zebras have fallen ill after the death of nine zebras in 22 days at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Sreepur, Gazipur.

In this situation, the medical board meeting was held again on Saturday (January 29) at noon to treat the sick zebras, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change said.

The meeting is being held at the safari park today and the forest department authorities will take all necessary steps as per the advice of the medical board.

A press release from the ministry said that members of the medical board had earlier held an emergency meeting at the safari park to discuss the emergency treatment of zebras and the causes of such illnesses. The authorities are taking all necessary steps as advised by this board.

Retired curator of National Zoo ABM Shahidullah, Mymensingh Bangladesh Agricultural University Professor Rafiqul Alam, Professor Abu Hadi Md. Nur Ali Khan and Hatem Sajjad Mohd Zulkarnain, a veterinarian at the safari park.

Director of Central Veterinary Hospital Dr. Shafiul Ahad Sardar (Swapan) and Chief Scientific Officer of Central Disease Research Laboratory Dr. Golam Azam Chowdhury (Tulu) were present at the meeting as experts.

Of the 31 zebras in the safari park in Sreepur, nine died this month. The Special Medical Board, an expert formed in the incident, said that four and five others died of zebra infectious diseases.

However, the ministry has formed a five-member inquiry committee to find out the real cause and fix the action.