One of the star attractions of the tiger safari at Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP), Yash, a male tiger, is unwell. In a nearly three-hour operation that took place a few days ago, the SGNP doctors removed a tumour, called a granuloma, from his face. In August, the tiger was operated for the same problem. The samples have been collected and sent for further analysis to rule out the possibility of any fatal disease.

The challenging surgery on the tiger was performed on Monday morning by a team of veterinarians, led by senior veterinary surgeon, Dr CC Wakankar, assisted by Dr Pradnya Pethe, Dr Manish Pingle and Dr Ajay Deshmukh, in presence of the SGNP staff.