Canine distemper — India
More than 200 lions and lion cubs died in the state [Gujarat] in the last 2 years [2017-18], the state government said in the assembly on [Fri 22 Feb 2019]. However, the government claimed that a majority of deaths were due to natural causes. Forest minister Ganpatsinh Vasava said in a written reply to a question by Congress MLA [member of legislative assembly] from Talala, Bhaga Barad, that 43 adult Asiatic lions died in the state in 2017, and 67 in 2018.
According to the minister, out of
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