Disease killed 62 lions in Gujarat in one year, government data shows
- Gujarat recorded 62 disease-related deaths among Asiatic lions, lionesses and cubs in one year.
- The deaths between August 2025 and July 2026 included 17 lions, 17 lionesses and 28 cubs.
- Government records listed illnesses including pneumonia, anaemia, kidney failure, septicaemia and multi-organ failure.
- Wildlife experts questioned why babesiosis, a tick-borne disease, was missing from the government’s list of causes.
Source: thewire.in
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