An ailing bear species native to the Indian subcontinent died at the Nandankanan Zoological Park on outskirts here on Sunday.
The bear called ‘Banki’ died at the age of 30. The animal was suffering from old age-related issues and was in quarantine for past three months.
It was undergoing treatment at veterinary department of the zoo.
The black bear had been brought to the zoo after it was rescued from a dhaba in the Banki area on July 18, 2006.
With death of the animal, the number of bears has slipped to 14 at Nandankanan.
last month, two lions had died at their early age in the lion Safari of the zoo.