1 min readSep 10, 2026 07:07 PM IST
The disease became so severe that the tiger could no longer eat, leaving little hope of recovery (Representational image).For Nandu, a male tiger rescued from the Wayanad forests and brought to the Thrissur Zoological Park at Puthur, the fight for life ended on Thursday after cancer in his mouth left him in severe pain and unable to eat.
Zoo officials said Nandu was under treatment and the care of veterinary experts at the zoo, but his condition continued to worsen.
The disease became so severe that the tiger could no longer eat, leaving little hope of recovery, they said.
Taking into account his severe pain and the assessment of veterinary experts that his condition was unlikely to improve, Nandu was euthanised on the orders of the Chief Wildlife Warden.
