Safari park’s last giraffe dies

The only giraffe at Gazipur Safari Park has died while undergoing treatment for tuberculosis (TB). The adult female giraffe, brought from South Africa, passed away on Thursday afternoon, but the news was made public yesterday.

Speaking to this newspaper yesterday, Safari Park Officer-in-Charge Tareq Rahman said the giraffe had been ill for the past week.

"After learning about the illness, the park authorities quickly formed a special medical board and started treatment. After running some tests, the board learnt that the giraffe was infected with tuberculosis (TB)."

The giraffe's body has been sent to the medical board for autopsy, the OC added.

In this connection, Wildlife Inspector Raju Ahmed filed a general diary with Sreepur Police Station on Friday, confirmed Sreepur Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mohammad Abdul Barik.

In the GD, he mentioned, "An adult female African giraffe died while undergoing treatment at Gazipur Safari Park around 4:00pm on October 23."

Gazipur Tourist Police Inspector Kamal Hossain said that an investigation report has been prepared into the giraffe's death, which was to be submitted to the authorities yesterday.