Mangalore, April 11, 2014 : Pilikula now has two new arrivals who are the cynosure of all eyes. They are the cute cubs of Netravathi the tigress of the wild life sanctuary located at Vamanjoor in the outskirts of the city.
Pilikula had a tiger population of 11 of whom ‘Krishna’ and ‘Shambhavi’ have been sent to the Surat Zoo. Yet another tiger ‘Kadamba’ has been sent to the Hyderabad zoo thus leaving only 9 tigers at Pilikula.
The Birds sanctuary at Pilikula presently have five birds named ‘Spoonbill’ which have been brought from the Nehru Geological Park at Hyderabad,
Two white coloured ‘Rison’ named Hanuman too have arrived from north India.