BELAGAVI: In a shocking revelation following the deaths of 31 blackbucks at the Kittur Rani Chennamma mini zoo here, it has come to light that the zoo authorities received a warning about the outbreak of a contagious disease three months prior to the incident.

The National Institute of Animal Health in Bengaluru had alerted the state animal husbandry department about the possibility of Hemorrhagic Septicemia (HS) in Belagavi region. The institute had sent a message to the state animal husbandry department, which was then forwarded to the Forest department and the zoo.

Despite receiving this warning, questions are being raised about the alleged negligence shown by both the Forest and animal husbandry departments. The disease has claimed the lives of 31 blackbucks so far, and seven others

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