Two deer found dead at BNP

Rising heat, alleged official apathy kill two rare hog deer at Bannerghatta National Park

The soaring temperatures in the state claimed the lives of two hog deer at the Bannerghatta National Park (BNP). The deer were part of a batch of hog, barking and thamin deer that had recently been procured from the National Zoological Park in New Delhi. "The hog deer died due to sheer negligence on the part of BNP officials who did not take appropriate steps to protect the deer from the temperature which shot to 36 degrees," said a source in the BNP.