(09-28-2018, 07:17 AM)Rage2277 Wrote: black beard has the best mane i've seen on a wild asiatic lion. he's fresh from the salon..though..maneless lions look more badass too me

(09-29-2018, 09:44 PM)Rage2277 Wrote: they look so cool with winter coats..imagine these guys in somewhere like the czech republic hunting euro bison,fallow deer ect.

(10-02-2018, 10:00 AM)Suhail Wrote: 21 Gir lions dead, 4 of virus that killed 1000 in Serengeti
"Preliminary reports from National Institute of Virology, Pune, have confirmed CDV in four lions. We are awaiting the final report of possible CDV in other lions"
of the total 21 lions, six had died of protozoan infection
TNN | Updated: Oct 2, 2018, 09:42 IST

RAJKOT/AHMEDABAD: All 10 Asiatic lions, rescued from Gir’s Dalkhaniya Range in Gujarat’s Amreli district following the death of 11 big cats, have died at theJasadhar animal care centre, the Gujarat forest department confirmed on Monday.
The lions succumbed one after another between September 20 and September 30, sending shockwaves through Asia’s only abode for lions. The death toll since September 12 has increased to 21. Earlier, 11 lions, including cubs, were found dead in Dalkhaniya between September 12 and September 19.
However, a scarier revelation is that four of the 11 lions that died between September 12 and September 16 were infected with canine distemper virus (CDV). This lethal virus spreads from dogs in the wild. This is the same virus which had wiped out nearly 1,000 lions from Tanzania’s SerengetiReserve in 1994.
Forests and environment minister Ganpat Vasava told TOI: “Preliminary reports from National Institute of Virology, Pune, have confirmed CDV in four lions. We are awaiting the final report of possible CDV in other lions.” The forest department said on Monday that of the total 21 lions, six had died of protozoan infection and four due to “some virus”.
Protozoan infection is caused by ticks, mostly found among dogs in the wild, as well as cattle and even grass. As a precautionary step, the forest department has evacuated 31 lions from Semardi area near Sarasiya Vidi and shifted them to Jamwala rescue centre.
https://m.timesofindia.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/21-gir-lions-dead-4-of-virus-that-killed-1000-in-serengeti/articleshow/66035191.cms

(10-03-2018, 06:04 PM)BorneanTiger Wrote:

(10-02-2018, 10:00 AM)Suhail Wrote: 21 Gir lions dead, 4 of virus that killed 1000 in Serengeti
"Preliminary reports from National Institute of Virology, Pune, have confirmed CDV in four lions. We are awaiting the final report of possible CDV in other lions"
of the total 21 lions, six had died of protozoan infection
TNN | Updated: Oct 2, 2018, 09:42 IST

RAJKOT/AHMEDABAD: All 10 Asiatic lions, rescued from Gir’s Dalkhaniya Range in Gujarat’s Amreli district following the death of 11 big cats, have died at theJasadhar animal care centre, the Gujarat forest department confirmed on Monday.
The lions succumbed one after another between September 20 and September 30, sending shockwaves through Asia’s only abode for lions. The death toll since September 12 has increased to 21. Earlier, 11 lions, including cubs, were found dead in Dalkhaniya between September 12 and September 19.
However, a scarier revelation is that four of the 11 lions that died between September 12 and September 16 were infected with canine distemper virus (CDV). This lethal virus spreads from dogs in the wild. This is the same virus which had wiped out nearly 1,000 lions from Tanzania’s SerengetiReserve in 1994.
Forests and environment minister Ganpat Vasava told TOI: “Preliminary reports from National Institute of Virology, Pune, have confirmed CDV in four lions. We are awaiting the final report of possible CDV in other lions.” The forest department said on Monday that of the total 21 lions, six had died of protozoan infection and four due to “some virus”.
Protozoan infection is caused by ticks, mostly found among dogs in the wild, as well as cattle and even grass. As a precautionary step, the forest department has evacuated 31 lions from Semardi area near Sarasiya Vidi and shifted them to Jamwala rescue centre.
https://m.timesofindia.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/21-gir-lions-dead-4-of-virus-that-killed-1000-in-serengeti/articleshow/66035191.cms

But will they ever evacuate lions to Kuno-Palpur Wildlife Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh, in case things get worse in Gir Forest and surrounding areas in the Saurashtran region of Gujarat State where lions are found, which is partly what the issue of transferring them to Kuno-Palpur was about (https://books.google.com/books?id=EU3inCiGFYYC&pg=PA127#v=onepage&q&f=false)?

(10-05-2018, 11:35 PM)Matias Wrote: At the moment the concern I have most is this:

Understanding the exact size of the CDV and other protozoa found in the population, which may be at the heart of the issue. The answer is where no one is looking, at the infectologists and other professionals who are studying this parasitic situation. Is it necessary to know the temporal historicity of these viruses in Gir lions? Know when this monitoring exists? What viruses are endemic to this population? What is the death rate from these pathogens? If there have been previous outbreaks and how many have been verified? ... The viral prevalence of certain agents is natural to many populations, and this naturalness is a decisive factor in the immunity rate, and consequently in the quantitative prevalence of larger numbers of individuals surviving these outbreaks. In general, the further away the space between a viral outbreak and another, the higher the mortal rate. Many lions that were born between this time interval are not immunized, have never had contact with these pathogens. CDV has a multitude of "Cepas" and its toxicity is greater or less than according to their potentiality. What is the viral type of CDV that is appearing in Gir? What is the effect of its toxicity on these lions?

It is always very difficult to determine the cause of death of a lion. Normally your deteriorated health is justified as being due to internal conflicts or injuries resulting from the struggle between predator and prey. In the case of CDV the seizure is its identifier, so knowing the actual amount of death from these diseases is very difficult to account for. Many use the Serengeti issue as an example, in order to impact everyone when they establish that 1000 lions have died as a result. As far as I understood, through previous readings, 1000 lions were contaminated.

It is important to understand that the death of these lions as a result of the CDV virus is something to be measured and understood in the more general context. The impact of many of these viruses occurs on the fertility / fecundity rate, as well as on the survival rate of pups. This alarmist tone can cause prophylactic measures to be taken ahead of schedule. The concrete picture will be known when the results come out. The politicization of the subject has taken hold. Now, more than before, the population to be translocated to Kuno should be "totally free from certain types of viruses or not" Should also note which viruses are endemic to the Ranthambore tiger population - it can not be ignored that tigers and lions will sooner or later compete for territories. What many today are seeing as a window for the exit of lions to Kuno, others may see the issue of CDV and other parasites as a obstacle, plus an blocker.