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New Town Zoo to get tiger by April-May; Bengal Forest Minister names newborn giraffe Titli

By Snehal Sengupta
Kolkata, Oct 30 (UNI) West Bengal Forest Minister Manoj Kumar Oraon on Friday named a giraffe calf Titli at the New Town Zoo and said the facility is set to get its first tiger between April and May next year, with the animal likely to be brought from Bengal Safari Park in Siliguri.
“The tiger will come sometime between April and May next year. The enclosure has already been constructed and the process has begun,” Oraon told UNI during his visit to the New Town Zoo.
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