DISEASE Outbreak suspected After TigresS, 4 Cubs Die in Kanha reserve
Bhopal, May 1 -- The death of a tigress and her four cubs within 10 days in Madhya Pradesh's congested Kanha Tiger Reserve, one of India's most iconic tiger habitats, has led officials to suspect an outbreak of Canine Distemper Virus (CDV).
Kanha is home to about 140 tigers living in an area of 2,000 square kilometers and is among the most crowded feline habitats in the country.
"The cause of death of the tigress and her cubs was respiratory disorder and gastrointestinal infection, but we cannot rule out CDV," L Krishnamurthy, the state's additional principal chief conservator of forest saidP11...
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