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(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=EU3inC...&q&f=false)? Reply