India, Oct. 8 -- Conservation efforts to protect clouded leopards in Tripura faced a major setback after a hand-reared cub died of anaemia at Sepahijala Zoo on September 26.
Biologists had hand-reared the cub, along with another, as part of an initiative to conserve the endangered species.
The two cubs, born in 2022, were separated from their biological parents for several months and successfully hand-reared by zoo staff.
Their survival marked India's first successful attempt at hand-rearing clouded leopards and was hailed as a national achievement.
Sepahijala Zoo Director Siddhartha Debbarma said the cub had initially been healthy but recently began showing signs of weakness.
Tests later confirmed that the animal was suffering from a...