Authorities have isolated lions within a 10-km radius of the affected sites and launched intensive de-ticking operations as a precautionary measure Ahmedabad: The fear of fatal re-pairing of the canine distemper virus and the Babesia parasite — replaying their combined attack in 2018 — has come back to haunt the state forest department as it…
The Forest Department is actively working to protect lions in Gir and its surrounding areas, and the situation is under control, Gujarat Forest and Environment Minister Arjun Modhwadia said after eight lions, most of them cubs, died under suspicious circumstances in the region. Modhwadia said no fresh lion deaths have been reported in the last…
Ahmedabad: Fifteen Asiatic lions have been placed under observation following the death of five, including two cubs, due to the Babesia infection, with the current outbreak being the third over the past eight years.In the first significant outbreak, which occurred in 2018, a combination of the canine distemper virus (CDV) and Babesia killed 11 lions.In…
Jatin Nakrani (R) is unable to work after suffering severe injuries in the May 24, 2019 inferno Surat: Seven years after the tragic Takshashila Arcade fire snuffed out 22 young lives, the tragedy still burns through the life of 30-year-old Jatin Nakrani — not in flames, but in fading memories, shattered dreams, and a daily…
