Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin, who visited the zoo on Sunday and took stock of the situation, directed officials of Environment & Forest dept and the facility to provide the best treatment to the infected lions as per protocols.
Eight Asiatic lions housed in Nehru Zoological Park (NZP), Hyderabad have tested positive for SARS-CoV2 virus, causing respiratory distress in them.
In perhaps the first such reported incident, eight Asiatic lions in the zoo in Hyderabad have tested positive for COVID-19 after their saliva samples werethoroughly examined by CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology here, Rakesh Mishra, advisor of the premier research institute said on Tuesday.
Over 400 water points have been installed at Gir National Park to tackle scarcity as summers approach. Wildlife sanctuary is famous for Asiatic lions.
The population of the majestic Asiatic Lion, once faced with imminent extinction, has increased by 29 percent to 674 in Gujarat's Gir forest region. The department carried out a "population estimation exercise" on the night of June 5 and June 6 when there was a full moon.
At least 14 lions were captured from Gujarat's Gir Wildlife Sanctuary and shifted to Jasadhar care centre in the forest, after some cubs in a pride fell ill, a senior official from the state forest department said on Tuesday.
New Delhi: Monsoon flooding that killed dozens of people in western India last month also hurt the world's last population of wild Asiatic lions, forest officials said in a report.At least 81 people died in
Ahmedabad: Heavy rains, which caused a flood like situation in Gujarat's Saurashtra region, took a toll of five Asiatic lions in Amreli and Bhavnagar districts, forest officials said here today.Three lions, including a three-month old
Gir (Gujarat): The number of Asiatic lions in Gir sanctuary and its surrounding areas has gone up to 523, an increase of 27 per cent since 2010, according to the latest census report.“The census of
Ahmedabad, May 6: Tourists visiting Gujarat to get a glimpse of the Asiatic Lions might get to see them at a new address at Ambardi in Amreli district, the eastern end of Gir Sanctuary, by
New Delhi, Apr 15: The Supreme Court today allowed trans-location of Asiatic lions from Gujarat to Madhya Pradesh, saying the species is under threat of extinction and needs a second home.A bench of Justices K
Ahmedabad, Mar 25: Ninety-two Asiatic lions have died, including 83 of natural death, in the past two years in Gujarat's Saurashtra region while there has been no case of poaching.In a written reply to a
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