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Gujarat Deploys Emergency Teams As Lion Cub Deaths Rise To 8 In Gir
A massive decontamination and de-ticking campaign is currently underway across the sanctuary landscape to eradicate the parasitic ticks from the wildlife population and protect vulnerable prides from further infection.
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Gujarat Sends Vets, Multiple Teams To Gir Amid Sudden Lion Deaths
Wildlife activists explain that the disease primarily spreads via "ticks" hosted by domestic cattle like cows and buffaloes, which migrate to the pride when lions scavenge on dead livestock or venture near forest borders.
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"Won't Tolerate You Are Killing Lions Every Day": Gujarat High Court Tells Railways
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday said the railway authority and the forest department should work out a standard operating procedure to curb incidents of Asiatic lions being run over by trains, stating it won't tolerate everyday killing of big
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204 Lions Died In Gir In Last 2 Years, Including 27 "Unnatural" Deaths
Over 200 lions died in the Gir forest region in the last two years, the Gujarat government told the legislative Assembly on Friday.
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2 Lion Cubs Found Dead In Gir, Officials Suspect Infighting
Two lion cubs were found dead in different parts of Gujarat's Gir forest on Sunday, a forest department official said.
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120 Vet Personnel, Drones Part Of Gujarat's Rs 351 Crore Lion Project
Alarmed over the Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) outbreak that claimed the lives of 23 Asiatic lions in their only abode Gir in Saurashtra, the Gujarat government on Tuesday launched a Rs 351-crore project for the conservation of the wild cat.
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Lion Cub Found Dead Near Gir Sanctuary, 27th Death In 2 Months
The carcass of a lion cub was found on the outskirts of a village in Gujarat's Gir-Somnath district on Wednesday, the state forest department said. With this incident, the number of lion deaths in and around the Gir forest in the last two months has risen to 27.
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Virus That Killed Gir Lions "Under Full Control": Centre To Top Court
The Centre Monday told the Supreme Court that spread of canine distemper virus, which led to the death of several lions in Gujarat's Gir sanctuary recently, was now "fully under control".
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After Death Of 23 Lions, Carcasses Of 3 Cubs Found Near Gir
The carcasses of three lion cubs were found on the outskirts of a village in Amreli district near the Gir Wildlife Sanctuary, Forest department officials said.
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Deaths Of Gir Lions Spark Political Row In Gujarat
Alleging that the Gujarat government's lax attitude led to the death of 23 lions in Gir forest, Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly Paresh Dhanani on Thursday sought explanation from Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on this "man-made tragedy".
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More Lions Test Positive For Highly Contagious Virus After 23 Gir Deaths
At least 21 more Asiatic lions, an endangered species found only in India, have tested positive for a highly contagious virus that has been blamed for recent lion deaths.
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Ahmed Patel Writes To PM Modi On Gir Lion Deaths, Blames State Government
Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday, suggesting measures to tackle large-scale deaths of Asiatic lions in Gujarat's Gir forest and calling it an example of "ecological neglect" by the state government.
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Lions' Deaths: Vaccine Against Virus Infection Arrives At Gir Sanctuary
The Gujarat Forest department has received from the United States 300 shots of a vaccine against Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) which is believed to have caused the death of some lions at Gir Sanctuary.
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After Gir Lion Deaths, Demands To Shift The Remaining To Madhya Pradesh
Following reports of deaths of lions in Gir Sanctuary, local people staged a protest at Sheopur in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday, demanding that some of them be shifted to Palpur-Kuno sanctuary and saved from extinction.
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Canine Distemper Virus Found In Some Dead Lions In Gir, Says Government
The government has launched massive operations to ensure that the infection does not spread to other big cats in their only abode in Asia.
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Gujarat Deploys Emergency Teams As Lion Cub Deaths Rise To 8 In Gir
A massive decontamination and de-ticking campaign is currently underway across the sanctuary landscape to eradicate the parasitic ticks from the wildlife population and protect vulnerable prides from further infection.
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Gujarat Sends Vets, Multiple Teams To Gir Amid Sudden Lion Deaths
Wildlife activists explain that the disease primarily spreads via "ticks" hosted by domestic cattle like cows and buffaloes, which migrate to the pride when lions scavenge on dead livestock or venture near forest borders.
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"Won't Tolerate You Are Killing Lions Every Day": Gujarat High Court Tells Railways
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday said the railway authority and the forest department should work out a standard operating procedure to curb incidents of Asiatic lions being run over by trains, stating it won't tolerate everyday killing of big
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204 Lions Died In Gir In Last 2 Years, Including 27 "Unnatural" Deaths
Over 200 lions died in the Gir forest region in the last two years, the Gujarat government told the legislative Assembly on Friday.
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2 Lion Cubs Found Dead In Gir, Officials Suspect Infighting
Two lion cubs were found dead in different parts of Gujarat's Gir forest on Sunday, a forest department official said.
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120 Vet Personnel, Drones Part Of Gujarat's Rs 351 Crore Lion Project
Alarmed over the Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) outbreak that claimed the lives of 23 Asiatic lions in their only abode Gir in Saurashtra, the Gujarat government on Tuesday launched a Rs 351-crore project for the conservation of the wild cat.
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Lion Cub Found Dead Near Gir Sanctuary, 27th Death In 2 Months
The carcass of a lion cub was found on the outskirts of a village in Gujarat's Gir-Somnath district on Wednesday, the state forest department said. With this incident, the number of lion deaths in and around the Gir forest in the last two months has risen to 27.
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Virus That Killed Gir Lions "Under Full Control": Centre To Top Court
The Centre Monday told the Supreme Court that spread of canine distemper virus, which led to the death of several lions in Gujarat's Gir sanctuary recently, was now "fully under control".
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After Death Of 23 Lions, Carcasses Of 3 Cubs Found Near Gir
The carcasses of three lion cubs were found on the outskirts of a village in Amreli district near the Gir Wildlife Sanctuary, Forest department officials said.
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Deaths Of Gir Lions Spark Political Row In Gujarat
Alleging that the Gujarat government's lax attitude led to the death of 23 lions in Gir forest, Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly Paresh Dhanani on Thursday sought explanation from Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on this "man-made tragedy".
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More Lions Test Positive For Highly Contagious Virus After 23 Gir Deaths
At least 21 more Asiatic lions, an endangered species found only in India, have tested positive for a highly contagious virus that has been blamed for recent lion deaths.
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Ahmed Patel Writes To PM Modi On Gir Lion Deaths, Blames State Government
Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday, suggesting measures to tackle large-scale deaths of Asiatic lions in Gujarat's Gir forest and calling it an example of "ecological neglect" by the state government.
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Lions' Deaths: Vaccine Against Virus Infection Arrives At Gir Sanctuary
The Gujarat Forest department has received from the United States 300 shots of a vaccine against Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) which is believed to have caused the death of some lions at Gir Sanctuary.
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After Gir Lion Deaths, Demands To Shift The Remaining To Madhya Pradesh
Following reports of deaths of lions in Gir Sanctuary, local people staged a protest at Sheopur in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday, demanding that some of them be shifted to Palpur-Kuno sanctuary and saved from extinction.
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Canine Distemper Virus Found In Some Dead Lions In Gir, Says Government
The government has launched massive operations to ensure that the infection does not spread to other big cats in their only abode in Asia.
