Bad news for wildlife and nature lovers. Yash, one of the star attractions on the captive tiger safari at Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) has been diagnosed with an extremely rare form of cancer.

Dr Shailesh Pethe, veterinary officer at SGNP, said, "Eleven-year-old Yash was operated on twice for a growth on his face in the last one year after he was diagnosed with a extremely rare form of cancer. Pathologists of Mumbai Veterinary College said Yash is suffering from an embryonal type of cancer called rhabdomyosarcoma. This was confirmed after samples had been sent for further tests to various labs for confirmation."