Trainee veterinary officer killed in hippopotamus attack in Karnataka
Dr. Sameeksha Reddy was fatally injured by a pregnant hippopotamus while using infrared thermography; a high-level probe is underway to assess safety protocols, officials said.
- Following a hippopotamus attack at Tyavarekoppa Lion and Tiger Safari in Shivamogga, trainee veterinary officer Sameeksha Reddy recently died after being attacked.
- While checking the temperature of a pregnant hippopotamus recently, Sameeksha was attacked around 11.45 p.m. Thursday, according to officials.
- The Bengaluru native had been recently recruited for a 45-day training period, according to officials, and excessive bleeding and deep wounds to her liver led to cardiac arrest.
- Dubbing the situation 'unfortunate,' State Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment Eshwar Khandre ordered a high-level probe and instructed officials to submit a report within seven days.
- New directives require officials to strictly enforce standard operating procedures for handling wildlife across all state zoos, and officials must ensure immediate compensation to the victim’s family.
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Karnataka: Pregnant hippopotamus kills veterinarian at Shivamogga zoo
New Delhi: In a saddening incident reported from Karnataka’s Shivamogga, a young veterinarian died after a pregnant hippopotamus attacked her on Thursday night. The woman doctor had reportedly gone to check the animal which was pregnant, said reports. State government announces probe, compensation According to a report in the Times of India, Karnataka’s Forest Minister Eshwar B Khandre announced a compensation of Rs 30 lakh for the deceased doct…
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