Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (MS)
Mangaluru, Sep 19: In the team that brought eight cheetahs after 70 years to India from Namibia, the only wildlife anaesthetist of India is a Kannadiga, native of Puttur.
Dr Sanath Krishna Muliya of the Muliya family of Puttur is the anaesthetist who accompanied the Cheetahs from Namibia to India.
Dr Sanath is an assistant veterinary officer at the National Zoological Park of Delhi. He was in the three-member team of India. In addition, Namibia high commissioner Prashant Agarwal, main scientist of project cheetah Dr Y V Jalal and director of union direct taxes board Aneesh Gupta also accompanied the Cheetahs.
Dr Sanath played an important role in bringing the Cheetahs from Namibia as he gave them anaesthesia in small doses and made them ready for the 16 hour special flight journey. Throughout the journey the health of the cheetahs was being checked every hour.
He is an expert in installing radio collars to elephants and tigers. He was actively involved in the census of tigers that took place in Karnataka as part of the national tiger census.
Dr Sanath is the grandson of renowned Muliya gold businessman Krishna Bhat and Kavery couple. His father is Keshav Bhat and mother Usha. After completing his PUC at Vivekananda College of Puttur, he studied BVSC and MVSC at the veterinary university of Hebbal in Bengaluru. Later on, he went for higher education to USA. At present, he is the deputy secretary at the national wildlife park at Delhi. His wife Dr Priyanka Jastha is also an expert in the wildlife research University of Dehradun.