Officials review Delhi zoo facilities after tiger mauls youth

A day after a 20-year-old youth was mauled to death by a white tiger in Delhi Zoo, teams from Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) and Central Zoo Authority reviewed the safety measures for visitors at the facility.

The teams will submit a report to top MoEF and Central Zoo authorities about yesterday's incident, its circumstances and the way the tragedy could have been averted. "Teams from Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) and Central Zoo Authority have visited the zoo and they will submit a report in this regard to top government officials in this regard," said national Zoological Park curator RA Khan.

Maqsood (20) was mauled to death by the tiger when he fell into its enclosure at the Delhi Zoo on Tuesday.

The seven-year-old tiger Vijay was not released from its enclosure on Wednesday and will be kept under observation for two-three days.

The white tiger, born in the zoo in 2007 is behaving normally now and ate his normal diet of 10 kg buffalo meat at 4:30 pm on Tuesday and today as well, the curator said.

Zoo doctors who examined him found him absolutely normal and the big cat did not seem to be in any kind of stress. "He is behaving normally and he ate his food as per his daily routine. Zoo doctors have confirmed that he does not require any medicines," said Khan.