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Indian 'transfusion tiger' dies Indian 'transfusion tiger' dies
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A wild tiger cub attacked by villagers has died in a central Indian zoo two days after vets tried to save it with a rare blood transfusion, officials say.A wild tiger cub attacked by villagers has died in a central Indian zoo two days after vets tried to save it with a rare blood transfusion, officials say.
The cub, Juhi, initially showed signs of improvement but suddenly went into convulsions and died, officials said.The cub, Juhi, initially showed signs of improvement but suddenly went into convulsions and died, officials said.
Another cub found at the same time near the city of Nagpur in the state of Maharashtra is getting better and responding to treatment.Another cub found at the same time near the city of Nagpur in the state of Maharashtra is getting better and responding to treatment.
Loss of habitat has brought tigers into conflict with humans in India.Loss of habitat has brought tigers into conflict with humans in India.
The blood transfusion is believed to be the first carried out on a tiger in India and was done after its haemoglobin dropped to "dangerously low" levels.The blood transfusion is believed to be the first carried out on a tiger in India and was done after its haemoglobin dropped to "dangerously low" levels.
The seven-month-old cub was named Juhi after a fragrant white flower native to India. The eight-month-old cub was named Juhi after a fragrant white flower native to India.
'Several complications''Several complications'
"The two cubs were found last week near Chandrapur [a forest area]," the chief wildlife officer in Nagpur, Bimal Majumdar, told the BBC. "We tried a lot but I guess it was not enough. We could not save the cub. It had not eaten for days and was severely dehydrated. It was suffering from haemorrhagic gastroenteritis," Dr Sunil Bavaskar, one of the vets who treated the cub, told the BBC.
He said that a team of vets was now working to ensure that Juhi's sister, called Jai, or Victory, survives.
"We will make sure that she recovers but I doubt if she will be able to survive in the wild. The fact that they strayed near human civilisation shows they cannot hunt. Also we do not know when they lost their mother."
The chief wildlife officer in Nagpur, Bimal Majumdar, told the BBC that the two cubs were found last week near Chandrapur, a forest area.
India's tiger population has declined rapidly in recent yearsIndia's tiger population has declined rapidly in recent years
"Both of them were very weak and hungry and were brought to Nagpur for treatment. "One of them was given a blood transfusion. There were several complications, including external infections and damage to intestines," he said.
"One of them was given a blood transfusion. There were several complications, including external infections and damage to intestines."
A team of vets worked for over two days to save the cub - which was given blood from a tiger held in captivity near Mumbai (Bombay).A team of vets worked for over two days to save the cub - which was given blood from a tiger held in captivity near Mumbai (Bombay).
Mr Majumdar said that the death of the cub was a "sad moment".Mr Majumdar said that the death of the cub was a "sad moment".
"We have lost the battle," he told the Associated Press news agency. "She got convulsions this morning [Tuesday] and we tried our best to save her."We have lost the battle," he told the Associated Press news agency. "She got convulsions this morning [Tuesday] and we tried our best to save her.
"But she stopped breathing and that's how the end came.""But she stopped breathing and that's how the end came."
Juhi and her sister Jai, or Victory, were found near the Tadoba tiger reserve as they were being chased by villagers who wanted to kill them because they feared the animals would attack children and cattle. Juhi and Jai were found near the Tadoba tiger reserve as they were being chased by villagers who wanted to kill them because they feared the animals would attack children and cattle.
Officials say that Jai is better and responding to treatment.
Experts say that there are only about 1,500 tigers in the wild in India - down from about 3,600 six years ago and an estimated 100,000 a century ago.Experts say that there are only about 1,500 tigers in the wild in India - down from about 3,600 six years ago and an estimated 100,000 a century ago.
Human encroachment on their habitats, poaching and busy roads and railways have all been blamed for their demise.Human encroachment on their habitats, poaching and busy roads and railways have all been blamed for their demise.