Asiatic lions on Covid watch in Nandankanan after outbreaks in Hyderabad and Etawah zoos
The zoo has around 100 animals of 20 species including 26 tigers, 17 lions as well as a number of Himalayan bears, jackals+ and civets vulnerable to Covid infection.
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By Express News Service
BHUBANESWAR: The Nandankanan Zoological Park here is on high alert after Asiatic lions tested positive for Covid-19 in Hyderabad and Etawah zoos.
The protocols issued by the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) are being followed strictly.
Zoo deputy director Bimal Prasanna Acharya said the zoo has around 100 animals of 20 species including 26 tigers, 17 lions as well as a number of Himalayan bears, jackals+ and civets vulnerable to Covid infection.