15-year-old white tiger Raja dies of old age at Nahargarh Bio Park

JAIPUR: Fifteen-year-old white tiger, famously known as ‘Raja’, died at the Nahargarh Biological Park on Tuesday.
With the death of ‘Raja’, no white tiger is left in the park.
Another white tigress Sita died last year.
The big cat was kept on fluid therapy in isolation for the past two months as its kidney and liver were not functioning properly.
An official said, “The tiger died due to old age. It was on fluid therapy for the last two months.”
Preliminary investigation has ruled out leptospirosis, a bacterial infection, which was a reason for other death of other big cats at the park. Five tigers died in the last nine months at the park.
On September 27, 2019, a white tigress died here at the park.
On September 19, 10-year-old Asiatic lioness Suzanne, which came to the park from Gujarat, died. Two days later, nine-month-old tiger cub Ridhi, born to tigress Rambha, died before the vets could attend to it.
“If death continues to occur, it would jeopardise the Rs 4 crore safari project at the biological park, which was started with much fanfare two years ago,” sources said.
At present, there are 11 big cats at the park, including three tigers, five leopards and three Asiatic lions.