Rebecca, the famous white tigress from Sanjay Gandhi National Park passed away on Saturday afternoon after prolonged illness. The 20-year old tigress was suffering from Melanoma-a type of skin cancer. (Read here)

N Vasudevan, CCF, SNGP said "I regret to inform you that Rebecca, a white tigress in SGNP passed away at 1:45 pm today. She was suffering from melanoma,  a form of skin cancer, since February 2015. She had undergone 4 surgeries and 6 sessions of chemo, which helped in prolonging her life to about 8 months, which is much more than the usual life expectancy in such cases of about 3 to 4 months. She was 19 years old and nearly reached the normal life span of a tiger."