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Dogs Vaccinated to Save Tigers: Over 400 Stray Dogs Immunized in Buxa Tiger Reserve
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News18•20-09-2026, 19:15
Dogs Vaccinated to Save Tigers: Over 400 Stray Dogs Immunized in Buxa Tiger Reserve
- •An innovative protective shield is being created for Royal Bengal Tigers by vaccinating dogs in Buxa Tiger Reserve.
- •Over 400 stray dogs in villages bordering the forest have been vaccinated to protect wildlife from infectious diseases.
- •The first phase involved deworming and anti-rabies vaccines for 247 dogs, followed by the 'DHPPiL' vaccine for another 197 dogs in the second phase.
- •The initiative aims to prevent the transmission of deadly diseases like rabies, canine distemper, and parvovirus from dogs to wild animals.
- •Buxa Tiger Reserve, West Bengal Forest Department, SPOAR, Mission Rabies, and Worldwide Veterinary Services (WVS) are collaborating on this project.
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Stray dogs in villages bordering the reserve are being vaccinated to prevent the transmission of fatal diseases like rabies, canine distemper, and parvovirus to wild tigers and other animals.
Over 400 stray dogs have already been brought under the protective shield through this vaccination campaign.
In the first phase, dogs receive deworming medicine and anti-rabies vaccines, followed by the special multi-disease protective DHPPiL vaccine in the second phase to prevent six fatal diseases.
