CANINE DISTEMPER VIRUS
The Wrigley family spent 56 years reshaping Catalina Island after buying it in 1919; in 1975, they gave 42,135 acres away to protect the California island
In 1919, William Wrigley Jr. acquired the Santa Catalina Island Company, and his family dedicated the next 56 years to managing the island, effectively balancing tourism with environmental conservation. Their legacy continued in 1975 when they donated most of Catalina to a conservancy, safeguarding its diverse ecosystems and wild landscapes for future generations to explore and enjoy.
A termite pesticide banned in 1988 is still turning up in wildlife; researchers found toxic brain levels in nearly half the sick skunks they examined near Detroit
A banned pesticide, chlordane, used for termite control, is causing severe neurological damage and death in urban skunks, according to new research. This persistent chemical, applied around homes built before 1988, is now found in high concentrations in skunk brains, highlighting ongoing environmental and potential human health risks. The study urges monitoring of this lingering contaminant in wildlife and people.
12 Gir lions recover from infection, return to the jungle
Eleven Asiatic lions have died in Gir National Park. A tick-borne parasitic infestation, babesiosis, is suspected as the main cause. Forest officials have quarantined and treated affected lions. The Gujarat government assures the lion population is safe. Measures are being taken to control tick infestation in lions and cattle. The lion population has grown significantly in recent years.
Govt says 555 Asiatic lions died in five years, no rise in mortality rate
Over the years, experts have demanded the translocation of lions in India as the big cats have been geographically isolated in Gir. A second home would protect the lion population from extinction in case of an epidemic, an unexpected decline in prey or natural calamities.
Endangered population: How Tauktae cyclone scare flagged concerns for Gir’s lions
Gir’s lions may have escaped the Tauktae fury, but the cyclone scare has flagged the risk of keeping the entire endangered population in one region.
29% rise in Asiatic lion population in Gir
The exercise was undertaken as the five yearly census could not be carried out in May due to the coronavirus outbreak and lockdown, it said. As per the May 2015 census, there were 523 Asiatic lions in Gir, an increase of 27 per cent from 2010.
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Football-sized hairball found in dead Pench tiger
A football-sized hairball was found inside the abdomen of a 10-year-old tiger that died of a mysterious viral infection inside Pench Tiger Reserve in Seoni district of Madhya Pradesh on Saturday morning.
Gujarat 2018: Year of Statue of Unity, Gir lions and attacks on migrants
The statue, billed the tallest in the world, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 31 at Kevadiya in Narmada district.
What's stopping the Asiatic lions of Gir from getting a new home?
Gujarat’s refusal to move some of Gir’s lions to Madhya Pradesh despite the death of 24 lions has more to do with politics than the effectiveness of translocation
Meet the warriors who helped save the Asiatic lions of Gir
Babu Dhola, a Gir villager, had set off the first alarm about a disease outbreak hitting the lions. The Gir villagers are local volunteers who work alongside the forest officials to conserve the endangered Asiatic lions. For them, lions rule the land and are its first inhabitants. They had organised a mourning ceremony for the 23 lions which died in the epidemic.
Several Gir lions samples test positive for CDV indicating active disease transmission: ICMR-NIV
Since September 12, as many as 23 lions have died in the sanctuary, at least 11 of them due to the CDV and Protozoa infections, according to forest officials. "Specimens were again tested for the Canine Distemper virus (CDV) by using molecular methods i.e. RT-PCR.
Gir lions will not be relocated, situation under control: Gujarat CM Rupani
Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani said the government had involved world-class experts to tackle the situation and control the spread of the deadly virus in the lions, adding their blood reports were negative. The chief minister further said the government is planning to set up of best medical facilities to treat the lions.
Gujarat lion deaths: Congress leader Ahmed Patel writes to PM Modi
Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat said the death of Gir lions is a "manifestation of negligence" and "result of the state government's prolonged mismanagement and poor oversight."
2 more Gir lions die, pride under threat
Two more Gir lions died on Monday, taking the death toll in the deadly outbreak of canine distemper virus (CDV) and tick-borne babesiosis in Amreli district to 23. The infection has nearly wiped out an entire 26-member pride in just 20 days. The three lions that survive too are battling for life.
10 more Gir lions die one by one in 10 days, total toll up to 21
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 Serengeti Reserve in 1994.
Gir lions gifted to Etawah Wildlife Lion Safari Park die; Mulayam's dream project could be in question in next year’s elections
Of the 11that arrived in September 2014, four have died as have five cubs that were born of the original Gir pride. The ninth death was that of Kuber on June 2.
17,000 dogs in Corbett a big threat to its big cats
The thriving big cat population at the Jim Corbett National Park might be a show piece for successful conservation, but the famous wild life sanctuary’s tigers and leopards might be at risk from canine diseases from some 17,000-odd dogs living in villages in the 5km buffer zone.
Deadly virus pushing tigers towards extinction
Adding to the existing pressures of habitat loss, poaching and depletion of prey species, a new threat to tiger populations in the wild has surfaced in the form of a deadly virus.
New drug to combat measles developed
Virus levels were significantly reduced when infected animals received the drug by mouth. The drug also prevented the animals from dying of the disease.
Virus alert sounded for national sanctuaries, parks
The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has, once again, issued a warning to the authorities of national parks and sanctuaries about a possible attack of Canine Distemper Virus (CDV).
India scrambles to save tigers from deadly virus
India is scrambling to protect its beleaguered tiger population after several big cats tested positive for a virus common among dogs but deadly to other carnivores, experts said.
Dog virus killing tigers, red pandas and lions
Endangered tigers, red pandas and lions in the country are succumbing to infection caused by canine distemper virus, a disease common in domestic dogs.
Virus attack in Asiatic lions a hoax: Study
The result of examination of the presence of Canine Distemper Virus (CDR) or Pestes Des Petitis Ruminants Virus (PPVR) in Asiatic lion has brought in relief for forest officials.
NTCA cautions states on dog disease affecting tigers
The NTCA has asked the forest officials to collect tissues of dead animals for pathological analysis. The field staff has been asked to check water quality in tiger reserves.
Vets to study virus turning tigers into maneaters
Britain’s Wildlife Vets International (WVI) plans to study whether a virus common among Indian dogs was infecting tigers of the Sunderbans and turning them into man-eaters.
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