Gorakhpur: After the tigress, Shakti, died at Gorakhpur zoo on May 7, the lion, Pataudi, succumbed at Kanpur zoo on May 15. All zoos in Uttar Pradesh and Etawah lion safari are closed till May 20 amid bird flu concerns. The lion Pataudi, which died at the Kanpur zoo on May 15, was infected with avian influenza, officials said on Friday.
The pathology report of Asiatic lion Pataudi, who died at Kanpur Zoo on Thursday, confirmed H5N1 (Avian Influenza), commonly known as bird flu, to be the cause of the feline’s demise. The wildlife authorities claimed that the lion was under treatment of pancreatic and hepatic infections. For the last two days, the feline had stopped consuming food and was surviving only on water. He was administered with intravenous medication, and an examination of the animal was conducted by the veterinary doctors on Wednesday.
Pataudi was at Ashfaq Ullah Khan Zoo in Gorakhpur and was shifted to Kanpur Zoo for treatment on May 11 after a tigress named Shakti died of bird flu on May 7, causing a state-wide alert. Meanwhile, after test reports from the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases(NIHSAD), Bhopal, confirmed bird flu as the cause of Pataudi’s death late Thursday night, Kanpur Zoo cremated the tiger in an electric furnace. Samples of the liver, intestines, and saliva were preserved for further tests, and the entire process was video-recorded by the authorities.
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