Ahmedabad, May 30 -- Eight Asiatic lion cubs have died in the Gir forest over the past week, prompting the Gujarat government to step up surveillance and containment measures, according to a state government statement. State forest minister Arjun Modhwadia said that monitoring is being carried out by the Chief Minister's Office and the Prime Minister's Office, and preventive measures, including large-scale deticking operations, have been intensified within a 10 km radius of the affected area. No new case has been reported in the past two days, he said. Preliminary assessment indicates the cub deaths may be linked to babesiosis. HTC...